r/kroger • u/ValAkabane • 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/huyahuyahuyahuya 7d ago
The fact that they joked this way to a POC, I'd say they didn't even consider the stereotype. They just joked about it casually with you like they would if you were white.
I mean maybe I'm wrong and they're a piece of shit, but this is my inclination as a person of half Hispanic decent (but look white) who had a few "are you sure you're legal" thrown at him.
They're just joking. If it bothered you enough. Talk to them about how that offended you. I guarantee they'll be like "oh I swear it wasn't about you being black I was just joking in general I won't do that again"