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“One day, when I was at work, my boss got really upset and began loudly complaining in front of the whole staff because there was MSG in a ranch dressing packet she was using. I attempted to start a conversation about the original article that unfairly gave MSG a bad name, but she continued to spew uneducated nonsense, saying things like, ‘All I’m saying is MSG doesn’t need to be in MY foods. That’s completely unnecessary.’ She told everyone MSG is proven to cause heart issues and incredibly addictive. When I asked her what research that is based on, she, of course, never read anything about it. She ‘just knows.'”
“I’m second-generation Filipino, and food is something I feel most culturally connected to since I have no other Asian family in the states besides my mom. I explained to my boss how that’s offensive to many Asian people, and she doubled down. She then asked the others in the room to back her up, including another Asian American woman. Quitting a job never felt so good.”
—Anonymous, Tennessee
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/victoriavouloumanos/asian-microaggressions
