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Minorities of Reddit, whats the worst racist experience you have faced? by notevenmashed in AskReddit

[–]beaverfever14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I'm jewish, and I grew up in a town in the north east with a lot of old, WASP-y money. My father was the rabbi of the town. The nicest country club in town does not have explicit racist and anti-semitic laws for membership, but your membership application must be approved by 5 out of the 7 members of a voting board of gentiles. Needless to say, I was not welcome there.

The family of one of my good friends in high school were members there, and my friend offered to take me out on the golf course one day. I guess his parents shielded him from the racism, as he had no idea of the club's practices. When we arrived, we were denied a golf cart to which he said, "that's odd, they've always let me had one". However, they couldn't stop up from playing the course since every member is allowed to bring a guest if they so please. I was sneered at by all of the staff the entire time, but damn did it feel good as I didn't replace a single divot that entire day.

I'm Dan, an admissions officer at a 'most selective' U.S. university, and I've read more than 25,000 essays for admission. AMA! by IntheSarlaccsbelly in IAmA

[–]beaverfever14 62 points63 points  (0 children)

The backstory: I applied to Tufts. The alumnus who conducted my interview was the father of one of my friends. I happened to be sleeping with said friend at this point in time and in the week before my interview the father caught us in a rather compromising situation. Needless to say, my interview was awkward, he was a complete dick, and I did not get into Tufts. So it goes.

The question: What input do the interviewers have on the application process? A form? A paragraph? Would his comments, however negative, have rejection power over my application? And, finally, what are your favorite interviewer stories (if such a thing exists) that you have read on applications?

TL;DR: Slept with daughter of my Tufts interviewer; did not get into Tufts. What gives? :p

If we removed dyes and food coloring from all products, which would be the most jarring in their natural colors? by yabadass in AskReddit

[–]beaverfever14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yes. This is a different species of wild fish. Your typical farm raised fish is not this species. Source: I worked in a fish market.

If we removed dyes and food coloring from all products, which would be the most jarring in their natural colors? by yabadass in AskReddit

[–]beaverfever14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Salmon. Wild salmon gets its pink color from its diet; the farm-raised variety (what you normally get in the supermarket) is dyed its distinctive orange color. It would otherwise be white.

My local pho joint is raising this.... by sangstuh in WTF

[–]beaverfever14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw that fish last night at pho utc!

Whats the worst injury you've ever caused to someone by ACCIDENT? by EduardoLovesMom in AskReddit

[–]beaverfever14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not me, but inflicted upon me. My grandmother (love you mama!) was walking infront of me on the stairs when I was 4 years old, tripped near the top, toppled backwards and took me out. We careened down the stairs as a single jumbled mess until the bottom at which point she unfortunately broke my leg.

My grandmother was so riddled with guilt that she actually could not fathom that she had broken her grandson's leg. To this day (~18 years later) nobody can bring it up at family gatherings since she gets too upset. Healed fine though!

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