We're on to You, Kathy Griffin

Exceedingly pale college guy: You can't trust redheads. They don't blink their eyes at the same time.
Exceedingly pale high school guy: (nods in understanding)

Arby's
Tempe, Arizona

Posted on January 16, 2021
Arizona, Default, Guys, Race, Restaurants, Stupidity

Here, I'm Using Sarcasm to Make a Teaching Point

Political science professor: Our president is black. Some of you may have noticed this. Some of you probably haven't yet.

California State University
San Marcos, California

Overheard by: I knew it

Posted on December 10, 2020
California, Colleges & Universities, Politics, Race, Stupidity, Teachers

It All Started When I Tried to Separate the Laundry…

Preppy teenage girl #1, before Sex and the City movie: Oh! I heard that Jennifer Hewitt is in this movie!
Preppy teenage girl #2: No, it's Jennifer Hudson.
Preppy teenage girl #1: Whats the difference?
Preppy teenage girl #2: Jennifer Hewitt is the white actress who made a CD and can't sing and was in the Garfield movie. Jennifer Hudson is the black girl from American Idol who won an Oscar for that movie with Beyonce.
Preppy teenage girl #1: Are either one of them singing in this movie?
Preppy teenage girl #2: I don't know.
(long pause)
Preppy teenage girl #3: Speaking of black people, I got in trouble for being racist at work today.

Plano, Texas

Posted on November 20, 2020
About celebrities, Default, Girls, Jobs & Careers, Movies, Race, Students, Teens, Texas

Which, Ironically, Would Be a Good Title for a Country Song

Black girl to white friends: Black people want to be country, but we don't want to listen to the music.

Harvard Yard
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overheard by: meems

Posted on October 16, 2020
Black people, Colleges & Universities, Massachusetts, Music, Race

Didn't They Try That Defense in a Law & Order Episode?

College guy #1: I think racism is just really bad OCD!
College guy #2: Haha, yeah!

University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Posted on September 24, 2020
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Mental illnesses, Pennsylvania, Race, Students

Thanks, President Obama!

White hipster to others: I've noticed the black kids in Harlem are starting to wear skinny jeans and skateboard. It's great… 'cause it's, like, cool to be smart again.

Massachussetts

Posted on July 17, 2020
Clothes, Clothing, Hipsters, Massachusetts, Race, Whiteys

But We Have Legal Marijuana

Canadian tourist #1: Guys, you know what the States have that most of Canada doesn’t?
Three others: What?
Canadian tourist #1: Black people…

Buffalo, New York

Overheard by: Bored At Work

Posted on July 8, 2020
New York, Race, Tourists

I Warned Him That Jumping While Dark Was a Felony in These Parts

Yuppie: So then this guy jumped out wearing a ski mask and at first I laughed, but then I realized he was black!

Goshen, Indiana

Overheard by: Dej

Posted on June 12, 2020
Clothes, Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Indiana, Race, Yuppies

Black on Black Crime’s Hidden Nuances

Fat black woman on cell: Black women are better than white women, because you can beat the shit out of them and the bruises won’t be visible!

BART train
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: Gilatron

Posted on April 26, 2020
Black people, California, Compare and contrast, Default, Fat people, Race, Violence, Women

Or More Accurately, Not Having Sex With White Girls

White student #1: Yeah, it's a good thing I'm not going to that preppy high school anymore.
White student #2: Yeah, I agree.
White student #3: You'd probably still be having sex with white girls.

Deerfield Beach High School
Florida

Posted on December 20, 2019
Education, Florida, Race, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Sex, Students, Whiteys

Race