TIFU by not know who NWA was
My friend visited me in NYC and we did all the tourist things. Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn bridge etc. After he got back home he texted me a photo of a pigeon he took and said that was by far the best pic he took during his entire trip. I joked that it looked like an album cover. So he sends me a new pic of the pigeon parodying the NWA straight outta Compton album cover.
I thought it was funny but had no idea that NWA was a real rap group and what it stood for. So fast forward to work where I show the image to a bunch of coworkers thinking people would find it funny and within the hour I get emails saying people complained that it was offensive and made them uncomfortable.
Now I'm waiting to hear from our executive director about this to know what will happen next. We're a small group so trust and strong working relationships are important and I'm afraid I lost a lot of trust. Now I have to wait to see if there's a formal reprimand.
TL;DR: I showed a bunch of coworkers a parody of a NWA album cover, offended everyone, and now have to wait for a formal reprimand.