so I just got the *racist stare*

[DenverChief]

I'm on vacation. Sitting in a pretty empty train station. Spread out on a bank of chairs next to a plug in with my significant other. A lot of people come and go using the restrooms buying sodas but no one ever sits or stays for long. Got here at about 4pm waiting on a 630pm train. Anyway a big group comes in and people start taking chairs. We having a whole bank to ourselves (laptops and tablets charging) have our bags at either end if the bank while sitting closest to one end where the electricity is.

A big guy comes walking buy and sits in the bank of chairs opposite the side we are on. I decide I should move our bags together so that we aren't being rude and taking up more space than necessary now that we have company. After moving my bag I look up and this big guy is staring at me giving me the "eye". I ask him "what's up?" And he just shakes his head and sits down.

I'm like wtf. Does everything someone does have to be racist?

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

And that's what irks me. If I sold a jumping to conclusions mat I'd be rich.

It's crazy, I got bitched out for an hour today because before a dude's car got repo'd we knocked on his door to let him know and try to get a key. He came out after not answering and accused us of "banging on his door like we were going to come in and shoot him" because he was black.

We were like, had no idea bub.

After he started doing the "hands up don't shoot chant" for the 30 minutes we were waiting on a tow truck. I said "just working, don't attack me"

Not really, but I kinda wanted to......

Dude, it's a rental lease you haven't paid in 3 months. We were called by the auto employee to keep the peace because he's been yelling and threatening her on the phone calls trying to get payment or him to return it on his own.

How in the Sam hell was this a civil rights/race issue?

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

Does a bear shit in the woods?

I barley go anywhere without my pistol.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by crazycoffey

It's crazy, I got bitched out for an hour today because before a dude's car got repo'd we knocked on his door to let him know and try to get a key. He came out after not answering and accused us of "banging on his door like we were going to come in and shoot him" because he was black.

We were like, had no idea bub.

After he started doing the "hands up don't shoot chant" for the 30 minutes we were waiting on a tow truck. I said "just working, don't attack me"

Not really, but I kinda wanted to......

Dude, it's a rental lease you haven't paid in 3 months. We were called by the auto employee to keep the peace because he's been yelling and threatening her on the phone calls trying to get payment or him to return it on his own.

How in the Sam hell was this a civil rights/race issue?

The white man trying to keep the black man from going to the black man's job?

I wonder how's that racist?

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by crazycoffey

It's crazy, I got bitched out for an hour today because before a dude's car got repo'd we knocked on his door to let him know and try to get a key. He came out after not answering and accused us of "banging on his door like we were going to come in and shoot him" because he was black.

We were like, had no idea bub.

After he started doing the "hands up don't shoot chant" for the 30 minutes we were waiting on a tow truck. I said "just working, don't attack me"

Not really, but I kinda wanted to......

Dude, it's a rental lease you haven't paid in 3 months. We were called by the auto employee to keep the peace because he's been yelling and threatening her on the phone calls trying to get payment or him to return it on his own.

How in the Sam hell was this a civil rights/race issue?

I knew you would understand. And that's hilarious btw. I would have paid $100 to hear you verbalize that. Lol

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by bsroyals54

If i see a black person i dont like i will refer to them as a ****er but im not racist toward the entire race, is that racist?

See my thread in DC you will fit right in

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

The white man trying to keep the black man from going to the black man's job?

I wonder how's that racist?

Black man thinking we knew he was black is idiotic. Any man thinking they can keep a car they are not paying for is also stupid.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by crazycoffey

Black man thinking we knew he was black is idiotic. Any man thinking they can keep a car they are not paying for is also stupid.

You do realize I'm fooling around, don't you?

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

I knew you would understand. And that's hilarious btw. I would have paid $100 to hear you verbalize that. Lol

I heard an interesting thing today, two long time friends, one black and the other is white. Agree on a lot of things except racism in America, among police officers in particular.

White guy says, "you'll never be equal to me until you believe you are equal"
Black guy immediately thinks the white dude is saying they're not equals.

White guys says, "I didn't say that, we are equal, but you just proved my point"

There is some truth to it, in my humble opinion, and not trying to send this to DC.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

You do realize I'm fooling around, don't you?

I figured, but now days I'm never automatically sure anymore. Even some real life friends turn on my opinions. Walking on egg shells, not good for this business.

[tecumseh]

I got a feeling things are only going to get worse.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by crazycoffey

I heard an interesting thing today, two long time friends, one black and the other is white. Agree on a lot of things except racism in America, among police officers in particular.

White guy says, "you'll never be equal to me until you believe you are equal"
Black guy immediately thinks the white dude is saying they're not equals.

White guys says, "I didn't say that, we are equal, but you just proved my point"

There is some truth to it, in my humble opinion, and not trying to send this to DC.

if you keep thinking everything is or everyone is out to get you eventually you will be right.

[AndChiefs]

Originally Posted by crazycoffey

I heard an interesting thing today, two long time friends, one black and the other is white. Agree on a lot of things except racism in America, among police officers in particular.

White guy says, "you'll never be equal to me until you believe you are equal"
Black guy immediately thinks the white dude is saying they're not equals.

White guys says, "I didn't say that, we are equal, but you just proved my point"

There is some truth to it, in my humble opinion, and not trying to send this to DC.

There is some truth to this, I agree.

I can only point to one time where someone thought I was racist (at least that I've noticed).

I was working in retail when I was younger and stocking some shelves. The shelf I was stocking had inventory around the store so I could either walk a cart around or get the various items from their locations. I decided to get the various items from their locations since the store was small and it would probably take me longer to get a cart and get all the items.

As I was stocking back and forth there was an African American couple standing there looking at some items on the shelf next to it. About the third time I came back one of them said, "Look at this guy thinking we're trying to steal something because we're black."

That thought had never entered my mind. Unfortunately, if it were a white couple standing there it probably wouldn't have entered their mind either. That's the problem.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by tecumseh

I got a feeling things are only going to get worse.

You and me both.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by AndChiefs

There is some truth to this, I agree.

I can only point to one time where someone thought I was racist (at least that I've noticed).

I was working in retail when I was younger and stocking some shelves. The shelf I was stocking had inventory around the store so I could either walk a cart around or get the various items from their locations. I decided to get the various items from their locations since the store was small and it would probably take me longer to get a cart and get all the items.

As I was stocking back and forth there was an African American couple standing there looking at some items on the shelf next to it. About the third time I came back one of them said, "Look at this guy thinking we're trying to steal something because we're black."

That thought had never entered my mind. Unfortunately, if it were a white couple standing there it probably wouldn't have entered their mind either. That's the problem.

Damn

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by crazycoffey

You and me both.

Hey hay hay. No it will not!