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Every time I catch an Uber in London, the drivers for some reason always end up massive racists.
by janejeon 3y ago
Every time I catch an Uber in London, the drivers for some reason always end up massive racists.
- robertlagrant 3y ago[flagged]
- mikestew 3y agoThough usually said as a joke, I’m serious when I say parent comment should be an example in the dictionary under “victim blaming”.
- robertlagrant 3y agoVictim? The joke was that they persuaded them to be racists.
- pessimizer 3y agoIt was funny, but it took me a second. edit: you should leave it alone, though. People only move from mad because they misunderstood the joke to even madder for you not making the joke easier to get. They won't relax if you keep digging.
- janejeon 3y ago> they persuaded them to be racists Once again, please stop insinuating things that are a. untrue and b. you cannot possibly verify (were you in the uber rides with me?) just because of your preconceived notions and biases that you'd like to be true.
- milkshakes 3y agothe joke is about the "end up" part of your original post. as in, they were not racists until you talked to them. it's just a joke...
- robertlagrant 3y agoYou missed the "The joke was" at the start of the quote.
- 2023throwawayy 3y agoWhy do you think someone needs to say _anything_ for someone else to act racist towards them or others?
- robertlagrant 3y agoI think racism is often the result of people being told things for a long time, and gradually believing them.
- janejeon 3y agoThey're usually being racists to blacks and eastern europeans; I'm Asian so I had no bearing in it.
- robertlagrant 3y agoSomeone who's Asian could give a long convincing speech to turn someone into a massive racist as much as anyone could.
- janejeon 3y agoI'm not sure why you're so keen on "proving" that I'm "turning" people into racists. You have a fixed conclusion that you have already made, and are grasping at straws to reach that conclusion. Really bringing down the conversation for everybody here. For what it's worth, I mostly just stare out the window in taxis/uber drives.
- robertlagrant 3y agoYour words could be misinterpreted as meaning that the journey with you talking to the driver is what makes them racist, and so I made a joke referring to that.
- ericd 3y agoI think he's making a joke based on your comment's wording.
- janejeon 3y agoLooking at rest of his comments in this thread, I think it's pretty clear that while he's half-joking, he does seriously believe that I'm somehow turning people into "racists". Which is just... wat