I just got up from conversation with a couple of older black men, that I said “well I got to go back to work and start cracking the whip.” And it occurred to me then that it was probably a really insensitive stupid thing to say.

Sadly, it hadn’t occurred to me until it’s already said.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Those are the exact two examples for me as well! I thought I was alone in my idiocy!

    Hell, “jewing someone down” was always a positive and admirable thing for me. Guess as a little kid I thought it was complementary to Jews and never thought about it again.

    Not even going to say how long ago it was that I realized the reference to Gypsies. But it was a recent event, and I’m old.

    How about “shyster”? I’m scared to ask…