Two Clear Cases of Racism

[WTF]

1) It's a poker tournament. I've just returned from a break and I'm the only player at my table. A minute later another player returns and sits down directly to my right. He's a very friendly black guy about 22ish in age. He scoots his chair close to mine and in a low tone confides in me that he's joining in with a number of other people to sue the very casino we were playing in.

He said that he and the others had all been discriminated against in one way or another. I asked him what he had experienced. He started off by telling me that he had a degree in math. He then said that he had applied for a cashier position which had opened up (where you exchange your chips for cash, not the gift shop). Now he looks over each shoulder and says, "..and they didn't hire me." Instantly his eyes opened wide and his mouth stayed open looking rather shocked.

I assumed that the casino had went ahead and hired a caucasian, but when I asked him who had gotten the job he just shrugged is shoulders and said he had no idea.

2) I'm standing in line at McYouKnowWho's about to order some food when a black teenager and his white buddy come storming up to the front of the line. The black teen (about 16 years old) extends both his arms towards the cashier with a burger in both hands (top bun in one hand the rest in the other). He say's, "Somebody spit on my cheesburger!"

The cashier and I looked hard at the burger as he held it. It looked perfectly fine to me, no sign of a loogie as far as I could tell. Anyway, the cashier rolls her eyes, doesn't say a word, and takes the burger. As she walks away to get him another burger, the teen says to his buddy, "When I saw that cook, I knew he was going to spit on my food just because I'm black." As soon as I heard him say that I immediately wished I had grabbed the burger and shoved it down my throat.

[PoBoy321]

Yes, two very clear cases. I mean the first guy didn't get the job? He DIDN'T get the JOB /images/graemlins/shocked.gif?

<font color="white"> OK, seriously, if he has a degree in math, what the [censored] is he doing trying to get a job as a cashier at a casino? Shouldn't he be designing airplanes or something? </font>

And seriously, everyone knows that McYouKnowWho's cooks have magic invisible spit. That's why you can't see it.

<font color="white"> First of all, I've never been to a McYouKnowWho's where I've been able to see the cooks. They're always way back behind the counter in the kitchen, doing their own thing, so I'm guessing they can't see you. Also, it always seems like they've got some system in place where they're just mass-producing however many burgers need to be made, not exactly special, made-to-order burgers for everyone. You really should've punched that kid in the face. But then you'd be a racist.

And I put this stuff in white because if anyone read it, then they'd think I was racist.</font>

Flame away.

[zephed56]

Neat.

[TimM]

You're missing the point. Ask yourself who the racists are in these stories.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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You're missing the point. Ask yourself who the racists are in these stories.

[/ QUOTE ]ding ding ding!!!!

[jakethebake]

Those sonsabitches!!!

[PoBoy321]

I was just thinking about the absurdity of the claims.

Although you're right, the guys making the claims are definitely the racist ones, but realistically, the kid in the second story can't be a racist. He has white friends.

[jakethebake]

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You're missing the point. Ask yourself who the racists are in these stories.

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Well the first guy is an opportunistic, immoral, fraudulent piece of [censored]. But I don't know if using a claim of racism for personal gain necessarily implies he's a racist.

[The Dude]

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realistically, the kid in the second story can't be a racist. He has white friends.

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Your drawing an illogical conclusion. Just because he has at least one white friend in no way means that he doesn't make racist generalizations.

[jakethebake]

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the kid in the second story can't be a racist. He has white friends.

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Token whitey. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[ThaSaltCracka]

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realistically, the kid in the second story can't be a racist. He has white friends.

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Your drawing an illogical conclusion. Just because he has at least one white friend in no way means that he doesn't make racist generalizations.

[/ QUOTE ]yeah, I have a black friend, and I hate black people.

j/k

The Dude makes a very good point.

[tek]

When I was in the Army I saw first-hand how Black people use the race card. They know they do it. We know they do it. Sometimes they even laugh about it white guys they are friends with.

I'm not saying they aren't discriminated against, but many times they just play games to get over.

[BusterStacks]

you guys sound black.

[PoBoy321]

I'm sorry. I forgot the &lt;sarcasm&gt; &lt;/sarcasm&gt; tags. I won't make the mistake in the future.

[nothumb]

...and one very clear case of 'wrong forum!'

However, this thread is fun.

FWIW I think the first guy isn't demonstrably racist, hell, he might even believe he was discriminated against. I guess he feels he should have got the job because he was qualified. Maybe the casino doesn't like to hire players, who knows.

The second guy, not enough info. Was the cook white or black? Did he give the kid a dirty look? etc. Kid is definitely a jackass though...

NT

[ethan]

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realistically, the kid in the second story can't be a racist. He has white friends.

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Your drawing an illogical conclusion. Just because he has at least one white friend in no way means that he doesn't make racist generalizations.

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I think he's kidding. That sounded a lot like the "I can't be prejudiced against XXXXX, some of my best friends are XXXXX!" line.

[PoBoy321]

Finally, someone understands.

[Broken Glass Can]

This kind of racism runs rampant in the main stream media.

Think about how they treat Condi Rice, or Miguel Estrada, or Janice Rogers Brown, or Clarence Thomas. And they deliberately ignore people like J.C Watts.

The media is racist against anyone who does not fit their stereotypical image.

[MarkL444]

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Think about how they treat Condi Rice, or Miguel Estrada, or Janice Rogers Brown, or Clarence Thomas. And they deliberately ignore people like J.C Watts.


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Who?