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Originally Posted by Phobia
One time I had a friend working for me on a basement project. He happened to be black. The homeowner was displeased about something or other and had come down more than once and dressed me down in front of my friend/worker.
Finally, I had enough and I let him know that I didn't appreciate being disrespected in front of "the help".
That was the end of my friendship with this guy. Was it because he thought I was being racist or because he didn't think I valued our friendship enough? I have yet to figure that mystery out and he refused to elaborate.
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I can see plenty of people finding offense with you referring to your ummmmmmmm subcontractor, laborer, whateverthehellhewas as "the help"...
Normally used by uppity rich white people to refer to their domestic staff.