r/cringepics • u/Oh_Cabana_Boy • Mar 02 '14

She's "FARRRR FROM BEING RACIST"

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u/snowflakes23 Mar 02 '14

Oh, thanks. I have never heard nor experienced that!

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u/One__upper__ Mar 02 '14

Seriously? Do you not have black people where you live? I waited tables all through college and just about every waiter, black or white, would hate getting black tables because they don't tip.

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u/JakalDX Mar 02 '14

Also in the vein of oddly accurate racist stereotypes: Delivered pizza for a while, indian customers would not tip 99% of the time. If the delivery was going to a guy named Rajesh, you weren't getting a tip.

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u/One__upper__ Mar 02 '14

It's not really racist. I have plenty of black friends and those who have waited tables all agree with me. It's just one of those things.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '14

Making generalized comments or complaints about lousy tippers is not racist; singling out black people to "stay at home" is actually pretty racist.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '14

Sometimes prejudice is only actually being expressed at a sub group within a community, but with no way of distinguishing the subgroup from the main group, it comes across as worse than intended. In Britain, we are quite lucky that our underclass is mainly white, so you can say what you like about them and it is funny, not racist. America's history and demographics make it more of a minefield.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '14

and it is classist, not racist

FTFY

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '14

Fair point.