When you're the new (black) guy in the office and your project manager says his family supports the KKK😳. The resulting conversation could have been pulled straight from The Office, lol.

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For these extremely fragile commenters in here or those who are worried I'm out trying to destroy white men: I'm not reporting anybody for having racist family members. It was just a culturally tone deaf and insensitive (more awkward) thing to share. I don't for obvious reasons, but if my family had a history of supporting Nazis, I probably wouldn't tell anyone that, especially a Jewish person, and especially at work. The guy has been nice enough with me and if I see anything HE PERSONALLY does, I'll handle accordingly. Again, this was simply an experience of #beingblackatwork , figured I'd share it since it was amazingly awkward and funny. If you're triggered by it, look in the mirror.

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Highly doubt this story

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Can't help who your family members are. I had an uncle in the KKK. He was an asshole and he's not in the family anymore.

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If you see him doing any craft projects involving sheets and scissors...

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Doesn't surprise me. We live in a country where dick trump is running from president what else you can expect

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I didn't ask @A1. I'm an SC and he's Partner. I'm not about to engage in that nonsense. In was f'd up and course I could get mad, but I'm choosing to laugh and figured people would laugh too (isn't the common critique of minorities is we're too sensitive and are victims?) . I have no reason to make anything up - not believing me is a personal problem. Some of these responses are funny too though. Keep it up peeps.

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GTFO

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Very mature approach OP. Good luck handling future awkward encounters!

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Are you kidding, A1? Nobody would be that stupid to say this. It's a fireable offense.

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Haha I'm not racist and proud, but yeah ppl who are racist, support the kkk, may not want to hide it. #trump #nomorePC

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If true, that's unacceptable. Report that behavior.

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People here judge too soon OP. I hope the assignment goes well for you :) thanks for sharing

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Wow hope this turns into a "by working closely with you, I have finally abandoned my racist past" situation

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Ouch. Shreveport is rough.

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Yup, troll.

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Some ppl are racist and proud, could be possible

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OOOOOR like del2, it could be his family and NOT the manager who supports the KKK.

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So does he support the KKK or just his family?

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I appreciate this post.

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