20 Things People Just Learned Are Racist

Things We Just Learned Are Racist

You know what sucks about trying to be woke? You eventually end up finding something racist in everything. And as society gets more woke, we end up finding more things that are racist. Lately it seems like we’ve found a ton of extra racist things and it’s terrible. To keep you up to date, take a look at things people are just now learning are racist.

Every Kids’ Song Ever – If you know a nursery song then you probably know a racist song. Eeny Meanie Miny Moe is racist. Oh, Susanna is racist. They’re all racist.

Gandhi – People are just learning about Gandhi’s racist past and his incredibly racist statements about Africans.

Legal marijuana industry – While black people are getting locked up for illegal marijuana, it’s almost impossible for them to sell it legally as the majority of people who get into the legal sale of weed are white and use connections for the profit.

Silicon Valley – We’re learning so much about the hiring practices at silicon valley and how few Black people are getting hired. It’s astounding.

Google Searches – We’re learning that searches for Black things gives us very different results than white counterparts and google perpetrates some very demeaning stereotypes.

Veganism – Veganism has come under attack for equating animal cruelty to slavery and it’s revealing a dark racist side to the lifestyle.

“Sold Me Down The River” – It’s a common phrase meaning “betrayal” but the literal meaning is when slaves are sold away.

The Peanut Gallery – It’s a common phrase but it used to refer to where Black people sat and was called the N-word gallery in some places.

HBCU Punishments – While HBCU athletes and PWI athletes graduate at the same rate, HBCUs are way more likely to get punished than PWIs for student achievement.

The White House – Michele Obama laid it out: the place was built by slaves, but people didn’t want to hear it.

“Grandfathered In” – When people are “grandfathered” in they are allowed somewhere or something based on previous experience or relationship with that product or position. But the term’s origins come from the Grandfather clause in the late 1800s that stated that you could only vote if your grandfather were white.

Cakewalk – The original term “cakewalk” referred to a competition in which slaves would have dance-offs and the winner would get a cake.

The Ice Cream Truck Song – The tune from the ice cream truck is a minstrel song called “N*gger Love A Watermelon Ha! Ha! Ha!” so think about that next time you hand the ice cream guy a few bucks.

Mass Shooting Statistics – We’ve heard that certain shootings are “the worst in US history” but that’s not true. Though upwards of 80 people were shot in Orlando, that still pales in comparison to the shootings in Black Wall Street in Oklahoma in the early 20th century.

The National Anthem – People are just now learning the truth: the National Anthem’s third verse is about killing slaves who are trying to escape. We can’t make this stuff up. We wish we could.

Black Square – The infamous 1915 painting has a quote at the bottom that translates to “Negroes battling in a cave.”

Gyp – This means to get over on someone in an agreement…but it is short for “gypsy,” and derogatory. [bossip_ad_a]

Paddy Wagon – It’s in reference to drunk Irishmen in the early 1900s who filled up the back of police cars. [bossip_ad_a]

Bugger – Long story short: this is in reference to Bulgarian sodomites originally. [bossip_ad_a]

Hooligan – It started at “Hoolihan,” which is a common Irish nickname, but it turned to hooligan. [bossip_ad_a]

Eskimo – It translates to “eaters of raw meat,” which is used to define all the native Americans in Alaska. [bossip_ad_a]