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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was at a park with my mixed race DC and was making small talk with a nanny who was swinging her charge in the swing next to DC when she asked me if I was a live in.  I was more shocked than offended, but this type of thing happens so, so often.  I'm constantly being mistaken for the nanny.

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Don't understand how this is offensive. (or shocking) I can't see how being mistaken for my child's nanny (esp. in a wealthy neighborhood where nannies are common) is offensive. It could be a compliment if it means you look young. Then again, I also don't understand why being mistaken for my child's grandmother is offensive either. After all, if I'd had a child at 20 and she'd had a child at 20, it could be my grandchild![/quote]

It's offensive because people assume I'm Hispanic (I am not) and that my child, who actually looks like me except for coloring, is not my child and that I am "the help".  When I said shocked, I meant more that I was taken by surprised, rendered speechless, etc.  because I wasn't expecting it.  [/quote]

It seems it is only offensive to you because the thought of being a nanny is offensive to you, as you view a nanny as being inferior to you. Being a nanny is actually not a terrible thing. And calling a nanny "the help" is pretty offensive on its own.[/quote]

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