Recently, at work, we got in another new person from England. There are a lot of people fleeing England, although it's one of the most liberal places on earth. Like most English men, he drinks a lot, drives drunk, masturbates to extreme pornography, and sleeps with moronic sluts who give him infections. He is very liberal and I'm sure what I said was totally insensitive.
Apparently, after a few beers, I referred to the United Kingdom (in which England is a state, like Vermont) as "Brokeback Island," at which point he punched me, but it felt more like getting hit in the face with an effete wet dishrag.
Someone immediately called me racist against the English, which I've never felt was true (some of my best friends were English) but then our black friend Tsewethawa said it might be homophobic instead. I think he took pity on me.
My question is:
* Is calling the UK "Brokeback Island" racist? If so, I need to go to Sensitivity Training SD-3082, "Learning to Recognize and Eliminate Racial Bias."
* Is calling the UK "Brokeback Island" homophobic? If so, I need to go to Sensitivity Training HD-6139, "Discovering and Preventing Sexual and Gender Bias."
If my words were determined to be racist, homophobic AND sexist, then I have to go through the whole diversity training seminar, which will take two weeks and be taught in Nigeria, and that's really going to wreck my vacation schedule.
Can someone help? If there's an informed opinion that says the comment was EITHER racist or homophobic, then I'm OK, but if it's both, I may well be screwed.
Apparently, after a few beers, I referred to the United Kingdom (in which England is a state, like Vermont) as "Brokeback Island," at which point he punched me, but it felt more like getting hit in the face with an effete wet dishrag.
Someone immediately called me racist against the English, which I've never felt was true (some of my best friends were English) but then our black friend Tsewethawa said it might be homophobic instead. I think he took pity on me.
My question is:
* Is calling the UK "Brokeback Island" racist? If so, I need to go to Sensitivity Training SD-3082, "Learning to Recognize and Eliminate Racial Bias."
* Is calling the UK "Brokeback Island" homophobic? If so, I need to go to Sensitivity Training HD-6139, "Discovering and Preventing Sexual and Gender Bias."
If my words were determined to be racist, homophobic AND sexist, then I have to go through the whole diversity training seminar, which will take two weeks and be taught in Nigeria, and that's really going to wreck my vacation schedule.
Can someone help? If there's an informed opinion that says the comment was EITHER racist or homophobic, then I'm OK, but if it's both, I may well be screwed.
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