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Originally Posted by Troublebot
I usually try and keep my mouth shut. I know for a fact that my politics/religious views differ sharply form the people I share an office with. The only time I spoke up was the day after the November election. One of my co-workers joked that we should start betting on when Obama would be assassinated. Before I knew it I was right in front of him. Told him I'd spent eight years putting up with W and never once mentioned assassination... he'd lasted about eight minutes. He apologized with a very red face.
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The day after the Obama election, one of my co-workers was receiving text messages of 'black jokes' from a friend of hers (ex. cases of fried chicken and watermelon were being flown to the White House using Air Force One). This was less than a week after company 'sensitivity training,' lol.
More than offended at the jokes I was dismayed to find that she thought it was ok to share them with me. I guess she figured because I am white, then naturally I'd be into it. *nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
It also floored me to find that people are still laughing at fried chicken and watermelon jokes. I mean, come on! I've been hearing those since I was knee high to a grasshopper, as they say.