>be me
>be white
>have job in landscaping for multiple HOAs
>work with a lot of latinos who speak little to no English
>white lady comes up to me
“OH thank God, someone who speaks English”
>start speaking back to her in Dutch

  • [email protected]@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    1 year ago

    She may not be a Karen. The story is intentionally vague enough to simply indicate exasperation at a language barrier, and the person you replied to is the only one who noticed.

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      1 year ago

      The story is vague, but the title is not.

      I like the its-actually-not-a-karen viewpoint, but you did set a certain view on the story by giving it that title, there’s no denying that.

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        1 year ago

        Very intentionally, yes, as I was certain that it would appeal to Lemmy’s superiority complex. I wondered how long it would take for a single comment to point out the assumption, and the answer was 12 hours. No presumption of innocence here. I don’t really have a horse in this race, I just like baiting and seeing what bites.