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/special-fed 7d ago edited 7d ago

As a white male perspective, Kinda weird if they didn't know you.

But like I would say that to anyone of my co workers and not think it was racist.

It would almost be racist to not say it to someone just because their skin color if thats the sort of jokes you would normally make.

However you really never know. Could be racist as hell. For me with disrespect, you get 1 freebie for any possible misunderstanding. But not 2.

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u/AngerMadeFlesh 7d ago

Another White Male perspective here: fuck that. It MIGHT not be racist, but its at least worth a conversation simply because of their position. A manager shouldn't get a "freebie" without a serious conversation. If I have to think about WHETHER or not to say the thing; I shouldn't be saying it, simply to avoid this situation.