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quitofilms OP t1_j00m42f wrote

Reply to comment by immalittlepiggy in Punk band Slaves changes name to Soft Play | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site by quitofilms

She's likely telling that same story and having a laugh at you (in a good way) being embarrassed since she likely knew the band...

I, as a person of color, had someone say that, to motivate me, they were going to whip me...

Awkward eye moment

They said "I cannot believe I said that"

They didn't mean it in a racial manner just like you didn't

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DauthIeikr t1_j00p4bj wrote

I had a coworker a couple jobs ago who had a nasty habit of working off the clock. Free labor to the company. I didn't think about it before saying "are you trying to be a slave" (or smth to that effect) and it didn't hit me till the drive home. I will think about this when trying to sleep for the next 20 to 40 years.

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Isthisworking2000 t1_j014phq wrote

I can’t speak with the experience of a non-white person, but it SEEMS like it wouldn’t be a big deal. They were right to change it, but only because it was just an awful name.

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Shazbot42069 t1_j03f4xz wrote

Man, that's a shower thought moment they'll have to enjoy for the next 70 years.

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