MakinItHappen
Carpet bomb India
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Hey sandal flappers from across the pond.
I owe you all a big apology. I messed up and I want to own it.
I said some really hurtful stuff on here and I know there's no excuse for it. Calling people names like street-shitter, sandal flapper, and bud bud ding ding wasn't just wrong; it was downright racist. I'm truly sorry for the pain and offense I caused.
See I've been doing some serious soul-searching since I drove a Pajeet to get hit with a sandal in India after he was downright being a bit mad and begging his papa ji for 5 years of advanced pocket money to fund facial implants from Dr Sunil Richardson. I realise now that my words came from a place of ignorance and internalised racism. Growing up as a British Indian, I've had my fair share of struggles and frustrations, but that's no excuse for taking it out on others with hurtful words.
I've also got to address the elephant in the room: my issues with food delivery and accents. I have to just accept that 95% of UberEats and Deliveroo drivers in the west are Indians. Yeah, they bug me sometimes, but that's my problem, not an excuse to lash with racism. I'm working on being more patient and understanding, but I know I've got a long way to go.
I'm not just saying sorry; I'm committed to making things right. I'm diving headfirst into educating myself about racism and actively working to unlearn the harmful beliefs I've picked up along the way. I will be awoken. I won't dye my hair purple but it's gonna be a journey and I'm ready to put in the work.
I can't erase what's been said, but I hope we can move forward from this. I'm here to listen, learn and do better. Thanks for giving me the chance to apologise bhais from the land where you train quads every day when you go for a poo poo. I'd never be able to train legs every day.
Ravi.
I owe you all a big apology. I messed up and I want to own it.
I said some really hurtful stuff on here and I know there's no excuse for it. Calling people names like street-shitter, sandal flapper, and bud bud ding ding wasn't just wrong; it was downright racist. I'm truly sorry for the pain and offense I caused.
See I've been doing some serious soul-searching since I drove a Pajeet to get hit with a sandal in India after he was downright being a bit mad and begging his papa ji for 5 years of advanced pocket money to fund facial implants from Dr Sunil Richardson. I realise now that my words came from a place of ignorance and internalised racism. Growing up as a British Indian, I've had my fair share of struggles and frustrations, but that's no excuse for taking it out on others with hurtful words.
I've also got to address the elephant in the room: my issues with food delivery and accents. I have to just accept that 95% of UberEats and Deliveroo drivers in the west are Indians. Yeah, they bug me sometimes, but that's my problem, not an excuse to lash with racism. I'm working on being more patient and understanding, but I know I've got a long way to go.
I'm not just saying sorry; I'm committed to making things right. I'm diving headfirst into educating myself about racism and actively working to unlearn the harmful beliefs I've picked up along the way. I will be awoken. I won't dye my hair purple but it's gonna be a journey and I'm ready to put in the work.
I can't erase what's been said, but I hope we can move forward from this. I'm here to listen, learn and do better. Thanks for giving me the chance to apologise bhais from the land where you train quads every day when you go for a poo poo. I'd never be able to train legs every day.
Ravi.
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