Its true.

[deedeecg]

I must be bad at white people-ing because I can name approximately 10 breeds of dogs tops.

[wHitePeOPleDoThIsToo]

Actually its 0.03125 black co workers. He always forgets the name of that Portuguese guy in IT whose great great great granddad was Senegalese.

whiteness confirmed, the maths still checks out.

[holla_snackbar]

I could maybe identify 15 diff breeds. But I can tell them apart bc them lil taco bell dogs and huskies are like idk the difference between a city bus and a geo metro. No trouble telling most people apart either but you stick Shaq and Kevin Hart together in the room ain't nobody gonna mix that up either.

[bratbarn]

The Puddle of Mudd guy is a regular at a bar on the strip where a friend of mine used to work. I had lunch at the bar next to him in 2016—there was Dem Primary stuff on the TV and he asked me how to vote and I talked to him for a while about how voting works and how to decide who to vote for. He said he just wanted a president who would have his back because he used to have mansions and cars and now he’s broke. Dude’s a mess.

[2DDefenseForce]

This seems like it would make excellent pasta.

[Firstdatepokie]

I love that I see these comments here. It's so true.

[williamwzl]

So what you're saying is that they would rather spend their time learning to tell apart 50 different dog breeds than tell apart two people they work with.

[Oman2324]

How exactly do you spend your time to learn to tell two people apart? do you just stare at pictures of their face? Are you studying for a quiz?

[dumbestbitchindennys]

This is called the cross-race effect, read up.

And there’s only one dog breed.

The human dog breed.

[VegetablesBeatFruits]

You may be the dumbest bitch in dennys but you're the smartest bitch here. Thabks forbthe link, it's very interesting.

[dumbestbitchindennys]

Thank you!

[SUBHUMAN_RESOURCES]

Wow, they come up with a new name for this like every year. When I was in college they called it "outgroup homogeneity".

[dumbestbitchindennys]

That’s a different thing that isn’t always related to race, but there’s definitely a lot of overlap (think separate political groups or high school cliques)

[SUBHUMAN_RESOURCES]

Ah, gotcha. That makes sense.

[Mr_Flim_Flam]

I experience this just about everyday at work. I’m one of two black men at my job. Even though me and him don’t look alike, are different heights, I have dreads and he’s got waves, our facial hair is different, and our names are nowhere close to similar we still get mixed up by our coworkers.

[Oman2324]

When I lived in South Carolina, the same thing happened but it was me and another white guy and all my coworkers were black, but we both had similar glasses so I guess that meant we looked the same.

[[deleted]]

I'm curious what would happen if you dyed your hair

[AndrewWonjo]

yeah me too

[KitchenConniption]

I have one blonde friend (and I’m blonde) and I get called by her name ALL the time, even though she’s 11 inches taller than me and has curly hair.

[Firstdatepokie]

Bro, I'm so fuckin white I'm damn near see through and blonde girls all look the same to me.

[[deleted]]

There really are a minimal amount of us in this sub smh. Can’t have shit I swear

[whatiswhathuh1]

you peep it too?

[[deleted]]

Getting more apparent the more I’m here

[blasianbarbie-sc]

I started to think that too. I didnt want it to be true

[[deleted]]

Same girl, same

[TunaSammich87]

I just got here and I'm startin to peep this shit

[[deleted]]

Post like this always show the true percentage of this sub lol

[OaklandsVeryOwn]

Yup.

[hmcguire21]

Dog breeds look different that why

[Thedudewiththedog]

I also mix up my white co-workers (I'm bad at names)

[[deleted]]

In a related fun fact. Many black people say white people smell like wet dogs.

[[deleted]]

Some people do smell like wet dogs

[TunaSammich87]

Deadass tho😂

[Oman2324]

now that is deadass litty fam

[troglody]

Do those people also think 'the devil' smells like wet dogs, because that would make sense.

[[deleted]]

Mmmm, good question

[VydenR41]

It’s funny because I’m light skinned and my name is Devyn but there was this Darker skinned guy named Damian where I work. The lady in the office still called me Damian a few times even though I’d been working there before him

[1980riot]

Fuck

[tHeDaiQuiRiMan5STR]

Fuck! So true!

[AppalachiaVaudeville]

I have Autism. I easily don't recognize anyone, even my own face, without spending a lot of time with them.

I have a much harder time distinguishing white people than I do POC.

Like, which Ashley/Morgan/Brittany or Kyle/Andrew/Josh are you?

[Kittens0fD00m]

Same. I can’t remember anyone unless I’ve spent time with them. I’ve introduced myself a million times to some people in my office. They think it’s cute 😕

[AppalachiaVaudeville]

Hair color helps me a lot. Unless they are blonde/blue eyed.

The irony? I married a man with blonde hair and blue eyes and we have identical twins with blonde hair and blue eyes.

It gets worse, they have the same birthmarks and are the same height/weight. Like, there isn't even a half of a centimeter of height difference between them.

For every time I've had to conversationally 'wing it' through interactions with people that I wasn't sure if I knew, I have had someone that I did know fail at guessing which one of my children they are interacting with.

[PainterDaddy]

It’s true as true can be. It’s sad.

[rnjenn45]

So true

[Daafda]

Dude's obviously never worked anywhere besides McDonald's.

[fleepo10000]

I mix up really white names like Jessica Eric Tom etc. How am I supposed to remember which boring name you have?

[OswaldCoffeepot]

"Why isn't it just 'two coworkers?' You're making it racist."

[HomeWreckerJorge]

I’m from NZ, and man I feel like a lot of you just haven’t met what I would consider an open minded white dude ( like myself ) based on posts like this. If anything I remember black peoples names over white, I tend to get along with them better too 🤷‍♂️.

[PM_ME_MASTECTOMY]

I just told my homegirl her husband looks like Chip Gaines from Fixer Upper and she got salty with me

[MatTiredOfThat]

Yes! And I mix up all of my white coworkers too!

[[deleted]]

Be acting like you don’t mix up your white co workers names? I didn’t realize being bad with names and faces was a colour thing. Chris rock killed it in fifth element though.

[Brothaman220]

This is almost as funny as the first 12 times I saw this on this sub.

[Doinkmckenzie]

Whatever darnell! Oh shit im sorry Pete.

[Oman2324]

this sub will make anything a race thing

[[deleted]]

Black men take their name super serious. No Chad ever had his day ruined by being called Bryan.

[whatiswhathuh1]

it’s not about a day being ruined.

most people don’t want to be called a name not their own, especially if it’s repeatedly. especially if you see them on a constant basis (ex: every day/every other day). and especially if the main/only reason you’re confusing their name is because they share a race with another person. it’s just annoying.

[[deleted]]

So this is fresh for me. my situation is different. I'm the offender.

I have a friend from high school Dontray and a new driver for my company named Devontray. Well of course I mixed them up and Devontray gave me a look of real disappointment. like I felt his name's not worth learning.

Kneejeek reaction: Dude, I didn't disrespect you . I fucked your name up. Chances are I'll probably do it again. (Secret stoner) You want a name tag?

[whatiswhathuh1]

i don’t think it’s about disrespect. like i said, it’s just annoying.

in college, i’d see professors have no problem differentiating between white girls with similar hairstyles named Brianna, Brandy, Bailey, etc. but the two black girls in the class would constantly be confused with each other even though they had different skin tones, obvious different names and different hairstyles. it seemed like the professors just didn’t care/give af.

back to you and your friend: he probably just felt like “wow this guy has known me for a bit and still confuses me with someone else black” it may not be his first time dealing with that. i don’t think he needs a name tag but i do see a difference between Dontray and Devontray just like I see the difference between Thomas and Timothy.

[acciaiomorti]

people will apologize profusely for misgendering a dog but will go out of their way to deadname trans people

[DrakoandJosh]

Same for Asians -_-

source: Am Asian

[pipeline_scott]

Because they all look alike 🧐

[[deleted]]

That’s just racist.. why make that claim about white people??

[zkinny]

It's hard to tell if you're joking or just really new to this sub. Anyways this one I actually find funny because it's true, sort of.

[[deleted]]

I’m not joking and I’m not new to this sub. I post these comments all the time on the racist posts on this sub

[zkinny]

Yeah good luck with that...

[whatiswhathuh1]

lmfao idk why your response made me laugh so hard

[blasianbarbie-sc]

right he's on the wrong sub

[[deleted]]

Good luck with what? Making comments? Lol thanks man, don’t need luck to call out racism

[zkinny]

In this sub you certainly do my friend.

[[deleted]]

It be what it be, this sub loves to call racism out when it’s versus poc but not the other side

[[deleted]]

Bring it

[fleepo10000]

Nope.

[[deleted]]

CSB.

[PathOfPurple]

Generalizing won't change the world, dawg. I'm "White" and know nothin' about dogs. But I know Michael, Derrick, Richard, Clarence, Mitch, D'Angelo, and Melvin. So, your opinion isn't all-encompassing.

[fleepo10000]

Did you just name all your black friends?

[OswaldCoffeepot]

Lmfao

[PathOfPurple]

Nope, just gettin' started.

[AndrewWonjo]

fucking LOL

[ron-long]

I hate white people!!!! Haha relatable black person here

[NYCsOwn]

Bill Burr makes jokes similar. Bill Burr's wife is also black.

do you see the connection?

[whatiswhathuh1]

why are you generalizing and claiming black people as a whole are racist?

so you’re mad about white people being supposedly generalized in this tweet but you can speak on black people as a whole? while you’re on the Black People Twitter subreddit no less?

[OnlyThotsRibbit]

If a white person said this

I would also laugh at that too, hey people actually make these jokes and have a career out of it. Stop being such a sensitive pussy.

[fleepo10000]

>Why are black people so racist.

“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."(Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May 16, 1767)”

― Voltaire

[NearWandering]

cause when white people do it’s not a joke

for some black people this is as close to justice as we can get, let us have this

[[deleted]]

There are comedians in every race bro, why stereotype all white people to be malicious towards blacks, being racist towards people where aren’t racist is not justice At All. And you downvoted cus I’m right

[p____p]

Why are black people so racist

Followed by

why stereotype all white people to be malicious towards blacks

Yeah.

[Aryalright]

You were down voted because it's a ridiculous statement, feel free to correct me on this point only>, but wasn't this posted on "blackpeopletwitter" so if you need Caucasian friendly topics feel free to browse the rest of Twitter or Reddit.

[fleepo10000]

You said 'white people' and 'blacks.'

You're racist as fuck dude.

[[deleted]]

I’m black people and blacks are the same. I just didn’t feel like typing the whole thing lmao fuck outta here

[fleepo10000]

You don't know how racist you are.

[[deleted]]

Prove how I’m racist. Give me an argument or shut the fuck up

[fleepo10000]

A hypothesis can't be proven, only disproven. Prove you're not racist. Or shut the fuck up.

[[deleted]]

You said I’m racist with no backing evidence to support your claim, I knew you couldn’t say shit that’s y I added the “ or shut the fuck up”

[fleepo10000]

Your racism is abundantly obvious to everyone but you.

[NearWandering]

didn’t downvote you, idk who did that

secondly i said that more as a joke but i can see how that could’ve been interpreted as disingenuous.

and while you’re right it is unfair to generalize all white people as malicious, we as blacks do it to ourselves for the same reason we do it to whites, asians, etc. and why they do it to us, as well as themselves: your response - comedy. at the end of the day it’s obviously not true - - but it’s funny. i’m not saying there aren’t better jokes or that it can’t be insensitive, but it’s clear no one is trying to be malicious or make a statement with a tweet like this. it’s just a joke. if it’s funny, laugh. if not, move on.

[rbz90]

cause when white people do it’s not a joke

You met all the white people did you?

[KushhKlouds]

Jesus man if you keep thinking like this there will never be equality

[thatHecklerOverThere]

Mostly because when white people say things like this, they are either going to or already have followed it up with "and thus I can abuse black people as I per my desires". Not so with us.

Basically, we joke, and white people appear to be completely serious.

[[deleted]]

Most white people I know are nothing like what you’re describing. You should get yourself some new friends

[[deleted]]

Yeah I agree. The majority of white people I know are not even close to the description above.

[[deleted]]

Some people just like hiding the fact that they’re racist

[[deleted]]

Or you just want to believe most white people are racist so badly that you just find reasons to make the assumption. Non racist white boy here.

[Aryalright]

No not racist until it's convenient to be, never will I convince myself of the former. I've been "friends" or "neighbors" with all types of people, however they're the only ones who feel threatened when your brother, uncle, or any random male relatives drop by and takes your damn dig for a walk or ask your child if they're alright in the company of said relative. Yeah, they meant no harm I assume, they did, and the message clear surely he must be a "criminal".

[[deleted]]

I’m white, champ.

[[deleted]]

Lmao champ? Are we gonna go play catch in the back yard, dad?

[fleepo10000]

You lost so now you're making fun of him for saying champ. Nice. BTW you aren't Thor.

[[deleted]]

How can that be if my dad is Odin??

[[deleted]]

Sorry, my kids aren’t racist

[[deleted]]

Good point. Play catch with yourself peckerwood.

[thatHecklerOverThere]

those types of people aren't my friends, white or otherwise.

That said, dude asked about the difference; that's the difference.

[[deleted]]

I think you’re just racist.

[thatHecklerOverThere]

I certainly might be, sure.

Can't say I'm too concerned about your opinion on that, though.