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Nigerian Lady Recalls Racist Office Sign After Microwaving Jollof Rice and Goat Meat

Nigerian Lady Recalls Racist Office Sign After Microwaving Jollof Rice and Goat Meat

An abroad-based Nigerian lady has shared her experience with food-related racism at work. She said a colleague praised the smell of her jollof rice and goat meat as “divine” after she microwaved it in the office. The next day, she noticed a sign asking staff to use the downstairs microwave for “ethnic food,” which she felt singled out Nigerian and other non-Western meals.

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jesse

Did the sign really come right after her lunch, or was it already there and just felt pointed?

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peter

Do you mean the sign was already there, but the timing made it feel targeted?

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bola

People can praise Nigerian food in one breath and still get weird about the smell the next day.

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tolu

Not every office notice is racism, but if the timing was that close, I'd still side-eye it.

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noah

Best move is to document the message and report it calmly, so it does not become a personal back and forth.

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