A couple of days ago, I'm doing some food shopping and when I get done I go to another section of the store to get some smokes.
Well there are two people behind the counter and two registers. There is a Chicano standing at one of the counters getting something, and another man standing behind the little seperator for waiting customers. I walk up to the register thats free and get my smokes. As I'm leaving the man that was standing behind the seperator goes up to the register where I had just been served and asks for smokes. I say "I'm sorry, I thought you were with him" meaning the other guy who had been being served when I walked up. To which he replys "Yeah, we all look alike to you people, don't we?"
Well when I heard his voice, it was obvious that he was a black man, though a very light skinned one. And he DID look like he could have been the other guys father/older brother/friend. But that had nothing to do with why I had "Cut in line"......
So I go out to my car and load up my stuff, but now I'M feeling slighted! So I watch for the guy to come out of the store. He does and I decide I'm gonna go talk to the guy. A car pulls up, and he gets inside with his wife (White BTW) and child. And I start walking towards them. Well the car could have gone any direction, and I think "well if it goes anyway but the direction I'm heading, I'll let it drop" but as luck would have it, it turns and comes the same way I'm heading. So I flag them down. I say "Just so you know, the reason I just went up to the counter like I did was because there were two people working and two registers and only one person getting help. It had nothing to do with how you looked! And I ment no offence!" To which he replys "Yeah, whatever. It's all good." and rolls up the window and drives off.....
Now I ask you, in a situation like this. WHO is the racist?
Well there are two people behind the counter and two registers. There is a Chicano standing at one of the counters getting something, and another man standing behind the little seperator for waiting customers. I walk up to the register thats free and get my smokes. As I'm leaving the man that was standing behind the seperator goes up to the register where I had just been served and asks for smokes. I say "I'm sorry, I thought you were with him" meaning the other guy who had been being served when I walked up. To which he replys "Yeah, we all look alike to you people, don't we?"
Well when I heard his voice, it was obvious that he was a black man, though a very light skinned one. And he DID look like he could have been the other guys father/older brother/friend. But that had nothing to do with why I had "Cut in line"......
So I go out to my car and load up my stuff, but now I'M feeling slighted! So I watch for the guy to come out of the store. He does and I decide I'm gonna go talk to the guy. A car pulls up, and he gets inside with his wife (White BTW) and child. And I start walking towards them. Well the car could have gone any direction, and I think "well if it goes anyway but the direction I'm heading, I'll let it drop" but as luck would have it, it turns and comes the same way I'm heading. So I flag them down. I say "Just so you know, the reason I just went up to the counter like I did was because there were two people working and two registers and only one person getting help. It had nothing to do with how you looked! And I ment no offence!" To which he replys "Yeah, whatever. It's all good." and rolls up the window and drives off.....
Now I ask you, in a situation like this. WHO is the racist?
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