Racist or not?
 

I don't think so, but I found myself in an uncomfortable situation this weekend.

So my twins get invited to a birthday party for one of their 3 year old friends who happens to be hispanic.
So we go to the party and all his family is there, like 50 hispanic and maybe 6 white.

So the kid starts opening his presents, and after the 3rd toy lawn mower I say, "Man you guys are teaching him early huh?"

You could have heard a pin drop, the whole room went silent and everyone glared at me.

I swear to god all I meant by that was that they were teaching him to mow the yeard early, I didnt mean to become another hispanic landscaper.

I felt like Larry David.
Now everyone hates me, was I racist?

they are the racists and took it the wrong way

Not racist at all! I think you were making an innocently funny comment, with no bad intentions at all. How the rest of the party decided to interpret the comment is their problem. Besides, I have never even heard of the "Hispanic landscaper" stereo-type!

I know its wrong but that made me laugh :1orglaugh No its not racist. Just keep your orange/flowe selling coments to yourself for future reference.

I hope Enrique isnt lurking on this board now

http://www.juicylinks.com/hotlink/images/kkkdonkey.jpg :(

it's not a racist comment if you didnt intend for it to be meant that way, but it is totally understandable that they feel you're racist b/c of it

Yea...that was hilarous....and can be misinterpreted....just gotta be careful wat you say/do around certain people

hahahahahahah................. sorry Shok, great story and funny, but I think you know you made a faux pas.

To the person who's never heard of the Hispanic gardener stereotype what rock have you been living under? It's probably the Number 1 stereotype for Hispanic men.

If you went to a Jewish home for a child's birthday party and everybody was Jewish - and while opening the presents the kid got his third piggy bank you commented to 50 adults of the Jewish persuasion "Man you guys are teaching him early huh?" - you'd have received the same reaction. Probably A LOT worse.

very funny story tho.




http://www.wantongirls.com/watermelon.gif <------ some people think this is racist

:1orglaugh, that is a larry david moment...you meant that all mexicans are landscapers right, :winkwink:

you racist flatulator ;)


sounded like an honest slip up that was mis-read...

they're racist for thinking YOU are racist imo...


ask yourself, would it have been ok for you to say that if you looked more like them?


I'm guessing 'probably'

I second that.

Ever hear of John Rocker... now he is a racist....

http://www.wittybanter.com/volume40/4003.shtml

No one is living under a rock. I too have not heard that before. Perhaps because we live in Canada and don't have many hispanic landscapers here??? Not sure, but it comes as a surprise to me....

yea yer a racist





j/k


just bad context bro in todays environment

"You stupid Gringo!"

That's what they were thinking when you made that comment. I don't think you meant anything by it, but I can see how it was taken the wrong way. Still, that's pretty fucking funny.

:1orglaugh

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No, you're not racist, but giving him the toy weedeater was a bit much:1orglaugh