Thanks, European Colonialism!

Ditzy 13-year-old brunette: That's so cool! She's French and (whispers) black. I didn't know you could get those!

Woldingham Sacred Heart School
England

Overheard by: on the floor laughing

Posted on July 21, 2015
England, Race, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Stupidity, Tweens

So None Of That Unpleasantness Was Personal?

30-something artist: It's not that everybody hated the Jews, it's that the Catholics were crazy.

Art Studio
Rochester, New York

Posted on July 18, 2015
Guys, New York, Race, Religion, Weirdness

See? You're Obviously a New Yorker!

Nigerian guy, joking: Ha ha! Yeah, it's probably because I am black, hey.
American girl: Oh my god, you can't say that! You have to say “African-American.”
Nigerian guy: But I'm not African-American; I'm Nigerian. I suppose you could say “African”?
American girl: No, look, we learned it in elementary school! It's “African-American”!
Nigerian guy: Okay… So you're Scandinavian, by that rationale.
American girl: No, I'm American! You're African-American!
English guy: Please shut the fuck up.

Cambridge
England

Overheard by: TopCat

Posted on July 13, 2015
Education, England, Foreigners, Girls, Guys, Insults, Race, Stupidity, Words

…So No Standards Apply to You

Black professor to black student: So I hold you to a different standard than the white students. (to white student) Except for you. Because you're from Michigan.

www.overheardatyale.com

Overheard by: Overheard at Yale

Posted on July 4, 2015
Black people, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Education, Overheard at Yale, Race, Students, Teachers, Weirdness, Whiteys

Not As Fun As Quiet Contemplation Of Our Lord's Bounty, But Close

Middle-aged African American bus driver: So what if she is? I wear heels and I'm 5′8″. I wear them to church.
Prim-looking Caucasian female passenger: Oh, but at least at church you're sitting down.
Middle-aged African American bus driver: Oh no, honey. I'm up singing and dancing. I go to a black church. We get our praise on.
Prim-looking Caucasian female passenger (after uncomfortable pause): That sounds fun.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/370559900/enthusiasm-is-scary.html

Overheard by: yes it does

Posted on July 1, 2015
Black people, Compare and contrast, Conductors, Default, Overheard in Minneapolis, Race, Religion, Shoes, Whiteys, Women

Also Why Children Love the Berenstein Bears

Teen girl to teen friends: I wish I was mixed race–not really black. I mean, you're brown all year round.

Nottingham
England

Overheard by: Johnny

Posted on June 30, 2015
England, Friends, Girls, Race, Stupidity, Teens, Wishes

Plus We’d Have to Be Open and Honest About Our Feelings

White mother to teen daughters after black family walks by: I’m so glad you two aren’t black! Then I’d have to put all those little beads in your hair and–well I’m just really glad.

Versailles, Kentucky