I work in a chud-filled workplace in a chud-filled state, with a lot of the bullshit that goes along with it. Today, though, a coworker said something particularly bad like it was no big deal, calling a poorly tied down load on a trailer jury-rigged... except she replaced the jury with a hard-r N word. I thought I misheard her until she repeated it. Call me a lib, but I had no idea how to respond and still don't. Previously I thought she might be alright in this respect since she's really proud of being part native, taking part in some of the traditions of her native side of the family; obviously this doesn't preclude racism against black folks, but still.

Anyway, I don't trust my chud bosses to take it seriously and I don't feel like the coworker in question would listen to whatever I have to say since I'm a white guy in a state with a small black population (we do not have any black coworkers).

I'd appreciate any advice from people on here on how to not be a lib about the situation.

Edit: I should add that I would like to quit and leave the company with one less worker, but I need the money right now until I can find something else.

Thank you all for the advice, looks like I'll just need to find some backbone. This job isn't more important than anti-racism, after all.

  • D61 [any]
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    3 years ago

    I'm going to give you a very "libby" answer.

    Next time it happens, just try to mention that phrase is "not okay" and see what happens from there.

    If you've got a decent relationship with that person, sometime soon when its just the two of you, do the awkward thing of bringing it up and telling them how you feel about the use of that word. Then see what happens from there. Maybe they'll be fine, take your criticism to heart and not use the word again (or at least not around you.) Maybe they'll be shitty and you'll see them go "mask off." Do what you want from there.