/r/AccidentalRacism

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Accidental racism


About

This subreddit is for pictures of innocent things that appear to be racist in a certain connotation.

Some examples of what accidental racism could be are:

  • Wording that came out wrong.
  • Ironic pictures.
  • Something that just didn't come out like expected.

Rules and Regulations

I. No intentional racism! Intentional racism and bigotry of any kind will be met with an immediate and permanent ban.

II. Not just accidental racism: Accidental sexism, or any other accidential -ism is also permitted.

III. Crossposts and reposts: Crossposting is allowed. Reposts from the last 90 days or the top 50 of all time are not.

IV. No fakes or staged photos: Content must be genuine; no photoshopped pictures or staged situations for karma. This ain't /r/4chan.

V. NSFW content must be tagged.

VI.Adhere to reddiquette and the reddit content policy. Be civil, no doxxing, brigading, et cetera.

VII. No complaining: Do not complain that in some contexts the accidental racism is innocent or tenuous, or not actually racist. We know. It's accidental. Nothing here is actually racist. Leave that to /r/iamverysmart.

VIII. No critical race discussion posts: The subject and study of critical race theory is a serious topic, however, this is not a serious subreddit. It's primarily a humor subreddit. In light of that, critical race discussions do not belong here.

IX. Swastika posts. In the Western world, specifically North America, swastikas are associated with Nazism, Neo-Nazism, and other offshoots. These posts are allowed. Items that are mildly swastika, or only kinda sorta look like one belong in /r/accidentalswastika or /r/mildlyswastika.

X. No "N", KKK or Negro posts. "N", "Nig", Negro and KKK posts, there are a lot of these and there are no variations between the one and the other.

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/r/AccidentalRacism

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“I beg your pardon?”

0 Comments
2024/10/31
04:48 UTC

0

Is this shit racist?

Is this accidentally racist, it’s outside of Starbucks?

10 Comments
2024/10/30
15:37 UTC

9

Call a …

3 Comments
2024/10/30
13:28 UTC

0

The B&BW Winter Klandle

4 Comments
2024/10/30
13:00 UTC

47

I work at an amusement park and can’t help but see this wolf as a Nazi

This wolf is one of three designs on these giant neon colored balls we have as a prize where I work, and for months I’ve always thought the wolf is a Nazi. This is also the only one of the three that has this pattern, the other two just have straight lines in their glasses.

10 Comments
2024/10/29
20:48 UTC

528

Same doll why is one less than the other 😭

47 Comments
2024/10/29
19:40 UTC

66

Knock off NIKE children’s shoes from Lazzada (Thai temu/amazon)

Had

16 Comments
2024/10/29
18:26 UTC

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I mean, he's not wrong

5 Comments
2024/10/29
15:17 UTC

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Took me nearly 2 decades to realize.

You know how kids say the darndest things? I was the kid, and I didn't realize probably the only racist thing I've done. This will be short but wholesome(?). I hope this belongs here.

When I was young, like 8ish, I didn't have much close experience with people that weren't white in general. Not on purpose, I just wasn't very social, and my classes up until then were predominantly white.

That being said, I did have various moments where I I was close enough to a black person here or there. Think like grocery store line, or in passing at the mall. And for some reason I would always remember the smell that came with them. To the point where I thought it was just a "natural scent" that black people had and it was just stronger than whatever white people smell like. I even have a vague memory of asking the only black girl in my 3rd grade class about it and she had no idea what I was talking about. Keeping in mind, I'm not saying it was a bad smell, I actually liked it and was genuinely curious.

I dropped it, eventually this thought faded and I forgot about it. It wasn't until years later that the memory of this time came back to me and I just kind of shook my head and decided I was a weird child... Until I picked up my favorite lotion and realized that they all had smelled like cocoa butter. The "natural scent" I thought all black people had in the early years of my life was cocoa butter lotion.

4 Comments
2024/10/29
14:33 UTC

0

When your friend thinks you’re racist in third grade

I don’t know if this really fits, but I kinda want to just tell someone about this. When I was in third grade one of my friends (I think that she was from India but we weren’t super close so I’m not sure) pulled me aside one day to talk. She just kinda comes out and says that she felt uncomfortable with the way that I acted around her last week (which is valid) and that if I had a problem with her skin color that she didn’t want to be friends anymore. I didn’t really have any idea what she was talking about. Then she explained that she saw me wipe my arm on my shirt with a disgusted look on my face after she walked by me and our arms touched. Which I did do, but as I explained to her, it had nothing to do with her skin color, but the fact that it was art class and she had something that had rubbed off on her arm that she then transferred to my arm, and I hate feeling certain textures. She didn’t seem to believe me and our friendship never really recovered, but I didn’t even know who had touched me until after I had already wiped my arm off. I just don’t like being messy

1 Comment
2024/10/29
02:48 UTC

235

wait what

14 Comments
2024/10/28
07:39 UTC

2,122

McDonald’s, why?

122 Comments
2024/10/28
06:54 UTC

79

Modded Minecraft RNG goin wild

0 Comments
2024/10/28
02:26 UTC

28

This 70s kids' Halloween costume. That make-up. That name.

3 Comments
2024/10/27
18:58 UTC

69

Asian Drivability Classes

5 Comments
2024/10/24
17:28 UTC

1,169

Based?

8 Comments
2024/10/23
16:07 UTC

15

Not very of racism but I thought it was really funny

17 Comments
2024/10/23
03:18 UTC

161

the WHAT ghost?

15 Comments
2024/10/22
16:40 UTC

50

Adidas had to remove their ‘44’ jerseys because they looked like the SS logo, now this.

10 Comments
2024/10/22
12:24 UTC

146

Umm, excuse me?

11 Comments
2024/10/22
05:58 UTC

126

No explaination, or anything. He said it with his chest raised up.

13 Comments
2024/10/20
06:59 UTC

81

Bro was tryna say "Ok" (I think)

Don't ask about the emote, not my server

10 Comments
2024/10/19
19:24 UTC

179

This collage a 4-year-old did looks rather "unfortunate"

7 Comments
2024/10/18
19:04 UTC

139

Harvard Brochure: Section on Financial Aid

7 Comments
2024/10/17
20:05 UTC

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The true meaning of accidental racism

33 Comments
2024/10/15
18:31 UTC

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Jesus Christ

3 Comments
2024/10/14
18:10 UTC

2,805

Accidental Homophobia

33 Comments
2024/10/13
20:13 UTC

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These Halloween Gnomes I saw at a Goodwill store

15 Comments
2024/10/13
09:47 UTC

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