A high school art teacher faces a dilemma when her son’s girlfriend, of South Asian descent, comes over to their house, and her husband makes a racist comment. The teacher is shocked and angry and responds by calling her husband a di**head. The incident raises questions about the husband’s hidden prejudices and the teacher’s ignorance of his beliefs. The teacher turns to Reddit’s Am I the A**hole forum for advice, and the post generates a lot of discussion and insight. The teacher apologizes to her son’s girlfriend and vows to be more open and informed about issues of race and diversity. The post offers a compelling glimpse into the complexities of interracial relationships and the challenges of confronting racism in one’s own family.
Art teacher’s son attends her school; drama ensues

Teacher gives space to husband’s private life at school

Art teacher’s accidental discovery of student’s interracial relationship

Art teacher embraces diversity despite closed-minded upbringing

Max’s girlfriend comes over and Art teacher’s husband gets roasted

Tension rises as art teacher’s interracial relationship is revealed

Interracial relationship causes tension between friends, husband unprepared with racism

Art teacher calls husband a name over interracial relationship.

Art teacher defends response to husband’s racist remarks ✊

Navigating interracial relationships and cultural sensitivity. AITA?

When love is blind but racism isn’t

Art teacher shocked by husband’s racist beliefs – self-reflection ensues

Teaching diversity doesn’t guarantee acceptance, as this teacher found out.

Mother suspects husband’s racism in interracial relationship – article reveals

New to Reddit, teacher creates AITA post after doubt

Anonymous user expresses gratitude for unexpected recognition with humor.

A grateful teacher expresses appreciation for newfound knowledge

Engaging in cheesy but delightful discussions with fellow commenters

Art teacher apologizes to son’s girlfriend for insensitive behavior ❤️

Student hesitant to apologize for teacher’s insensitive remark

Art teacher learns to be more open-minded about interracial relationships

Engaging discussion, overwhelmed by comments. Appreciative of the support

Art teacher defends son’s interracial relationship and insults husband
An art teacher defends her son’s interracial relationship after her husband shows discomfort towards his girlfriend, who is of South Asian descent and Muslim. The teacher calls her husband a derogatory name after he asks why she didn’t tell him she was ‘one of them.’ The teacher now seeks judgment for her actions, wondering if she is the a**hole. Read on for the reactions and comments from the internet.
Couples jokingly calling each other names, but OP’s husband is still TA.

Husband needs to stop being racist, not just hide it.

NTA and an internet stranger called OP’s husband a d**khead

Engaging response to racist comment with witty replies ❤️

Discovering racism in a long-term relationship: Shocking but not uncommon ♀️

Calling out racism with a fiery NTA clapback

Art teacher stands up to husband’s racism and encourages growth ❤️

Comment section turns spicy with NTA and spicy replies

Commenter agrees that husband was being racist and dehumanizing.

Discussions on race in white families are often overlooked

Comment section gets spicy with witty insults and wordplay ️

Arranged marriage makes spouse question if they missed red flags

Commenter and reply agree: husband was being racist/sexist.

NTA. Commenters share experiences of diverse communities and denounce hate.

Spouse called out for racism in interracial relationship. #NTA

Commenters agree: husband’s racism is the real problem here.

Calling out racism: Commenter supports non-white relationships over prejudice.

Son’s happiness matters most. Trashy dad needs to learn tolerance.

Calling someone a racist isn’t always necessary. NTA

Support for calling out bad behavior in interracial relationship.

Mild or not, name-calling is never okay

Standing up against racism and dehumanization. ✊

Support for calling out racism in relationships.

Breaking down racial barriers, one relationship at a time!

Commenter supports OP’s decision to call out husband’s racism

Handling racism in relationships with grace and tact. ✊

NTA comment defends interracial relationship against husband’s ignorance

Calling out racism
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Name-calling over interracial relationship preparation? Not cool.

Standing up against racism with personal experience and a clap
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Commenter praises OP for not tolerating racism in relationship

Agreeing with the commenter’s NTA judgement

Standing up to racism, one comment at a time

Commenter supports calling out husband’s behavior with NTA sentiment.

Support for calling out husband’s inappropriate behavior with humor

Support for calling out racism in interracial relationship.

Calling out racism and biases in interracial relationships. NTA

Agreeing with the comment: Racism is never tolerable.

Racism is never okay. Shut down bigotry

Color shouldn’t matter, NTA sees it as it is

NTA. Commenter questions husband’s ability to interact with diversity.

NTA OP, it’s unbelievable how some people hide their racism

Supportive comment urges apology to repair interracial relationship

Last Updated on April 11, 2023 by Alfe Mercado