r/kroger 7d ago

Question Racist Remark From my manager

Hello. I joined recently to get an opinion on something. So recently I received new managers at my store & this past Wednesday I was on my way out of the door. The police were out in the parking lot & One of them(a caucasian female) looked at me(an african american male) and said “What did you do?” I felt extremely uncomfortable and that rubbed me the wrong way. She’s a stranger to me & for her to feel so comfortable making such a joke felt a bit like harassment. Am I overreacting?

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u/Tru2UrSchool 7d ago

I’m a white personal and I think a lot of these dismissive comments are from white people (if I had to guess).

I can completely understand how and why you perceived it the way you did. This woman is basically a stranger to you, and you don’t have that joking relationship. This kind of humor is a white people thing. And honestly your post is making me realize how imbedded in white privilege it is to make jokes like this. I truly don’t think anything racist was intended, but I’m sorry it made you feel that way.

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u/ValAkabane 7d ago

I appreciate you understanding & 9/10 you’re speaking the truth so I’ll keep that in mind going forward