I work in a chud-filled workplace in a chud-filled state, with a lot of the bullshit that goes along with it. Today, though, a coworker said something particularly bad like it was no big deal, calling a poorly tied down load on a trailer jury-rigged... except she replaced the jury with a hard-r N word. I thought I misheard her until she repeated it. Call me a lib, but I had no idea how to respond and still don't. Previously I thought she might be alright in this respect since she's really proud of being part native, taking part in some of the traditions of her native side of the family; obviously this doesn't preclude racism against black folks, but still.

Anyway, I don't trust my chud bosses to take it seriously and I don't feel like the coworker in question would listen to whatever I have to say since I'm a white guy in a state with a small black population (we do not have any black coworkers).

I'd appreciate any advice from people on here on how to not be a lib about the situation.

Edit: I should add that I would like to quit and leave the company with one less worker, but I need the money right now until I can find something else.

Thank you all for the advice, looks like I'll just need to find some backbone. This job isn't more important than anti-racism, after all.

  • deadtoddler420 [any]
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    3 years ago

    I have never heard anyone use the term jury rigged. I've heard the other term a lot, but never jury rigged.

    • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      It's a common enough term where I'm from. Although most of the time it ends up getting pronounced like Jerry rigged

      • Abraxiel
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        3 years ago

        I think that's because it was Jerry rigged, using an old English pejorative for Germans.

        • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Oh wow that's cool. I'm gonna start pronouncing it that way to stick it to The Hun

        • Mardoniush [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          It's the default way of saying it here in Aus. It's an old Naval term from what I remember, goes back at least to the Napoleonic Wars. I'd say it's probably from the French "jour"...that is, a rigging that'll work for a single day. Can't be assed looking it up.

      • Mother [any]
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        3 years ago

        Wtf I thought it was cracker rigged