Y'all Gotta Talk To The WHITE PEOPLE!

LillFilly · #1 03-01-2012, 06:02 PM

So, I'm on exterior patrol when I see a 'Gentleman' standing outside Entrance 'A'. Entrance A opens into the busiest part of the mall and is used the most, and as such has non-smoking signs posted every 10 feet or so for 50 feet on either side of the doors. Otherwise, people gather under the awning and smoke drifts all the way into the mall; the smokers also block the doors. It was overcast that day, but not raining at the moment.

I stopped and said "Excuse me sir, could you move about 50 feet to 'that' side or 'that' side? This is actually a non-smoking area and..."

He started yelling "Hey, there's cigarette butts ALL OVER the ground here! How did I know I couldn't smoke here?!"

I said "Well, there's a sign right 'there' and that's also why I stop and tell people."

And then he said this:

"Well, y'all better talk to the WHITE PEOPLE then, cause I see them standing out here smoking all the time and you never stop THEM!"

Ok, that pissed me off. I said "Sir, I am ONE PERSON patrolling this entire mall and stop as many people as I can!"

He moved to an acceptable location, but as I left he continued yelling after me about how we NEVER talk to the white people!

Oh, and there were maybe 3 butts on the ground where he was standing. I made a point of sweeping them up afterward where he could see me, and calling cleaning to check all the other entrances.

But REALLY! I ask you to move and that makes me racist!? I told my boss she might get a complaint about me, just in case. In all honesty, the majority of the people I catch smoking outside are white (and employees, who know better and usually rush to an acceptable spot as soon as the see me coming!) , not that it matters, and I speak to every single person the same. If this guy comes to the mall regularly enough to see who smokes outside that door, I'm betting I'll run into him again; won't that be fun!

Being accused of racism makes me feel like shit.

Raveni · #2 03-01-2012, 06:58 PM

"Sir, unless they are gang colors, I don't care about what color ANYONE is. Right now, the only one I see breaking the rules is you..."

RecoveringKinkoid · #3 03-01-2012, 07:16 PM

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Quoth LillFilly

Being accused of racism makes me feel like shit.

Unless he's correct in that accusation, it shouldn't. Why do you care what he pretends to think? I say "pretends" because he knows he's full of shit. He's just trying to make you feel embarrassed. He knows that you will have a knee jerk reaction being called that, because most people do. It's a way to get under your skin and he knows that. But again, why do you care what he thinks? Even if he really does think that it shouldn't matter to you, because HE shouldn't matter to you.

Don't give an asshole that much power over you.

rose_metal_nz · #4 03-01-2012, 07:55 PM

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Quoth RecoveringKinkoid

Unless he's correct in that accusation, it shouldn't. Why do you care what he pretends to think? I say "pretends" because he knows he's full of shit. He's just trying to make you feel embarrassed. He knows that you will have a knee jerk reaction being called that, because most people do. It's a way to get under your skin and he knows that. But again, why do you care what he thinks? Even if he really does think that it shouldn't matter to you, because HE shouldn't matter to you.

Don't give an asshole that much power over you.

I don't think I could put it any better than this. Don't worry, guy's just trying to get a reaction outta you.

Irving Patrick Freleigh · #5 03-01-2012, 10:11 PM

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Quoth LillFilly

Being accused of racism makes me feel like shit.

Which is why the race card gets played so often. It puts people on the defensive. It makes them feel bad about themselves, like they shouldn't have said anything to the person playing it.

It would be the highlight of my life to see somebody, upon being falsely accused of racism, just laugh in the face of the accuser.

Teskeria · #6 03-01-2012, 10:30 PM

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Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh

It would be the highlight of my life to see somebody, upon being falsely accused of racism, just laugh in the face of the accuser.

Wish you could be around when I get accused of it then. I start laughing and laughing, and when/if I finally am able to stop and answer their insistent demands to be told why I think that's funny, I start with, "well let's see, there are my 2 half-black sisters, my half black nephew, my chinese aunt and cousins, my hispanic uncle and cousins..." By then they are usually stomping away.

Food Lady · #7 03-02-2012, 07:44 AM

^ I could actually cite my own heritage. I look totally caucasian, but I am of 2 races.

Nemesis44UK · #8 03-02-2012, 09:51 AM

This pisses me off no end. There used to be a guy at my school who would frequently get detentions:

Leroy: "Aw man, you is racist, you're only giving me detention 'cos I am black!"
Teacher: "No, I am giving you a detention because you haven't done your homework"

manybellsdown · #9 03-02-2012, 04:12 PM

"GASP! You're BLACK?! I didn't even notice, you look just like my cousin Joe."

Lovecats · #10 03-02-2012, 04:26 PM

I had a seasonal cashier try to accuse me of being racist (long story). However, since both the HR manager and my supervisor knew me it wasn't taken seriously. But it did make me feel bad. Tried to talk to her and ask her why she felt that way but she would ignore me. They let her go not long after Christmas. I told my daughter that on Christmas when she called and her comment was, "Didn't you show them a picture of your son-in-law?" She and her husband have been married over 10 yrs. He's black. I said well since I hadn't really had an opportunity to exchange more than 2 words with this woman and don't happen to carry a bunch of pictures around with me, no.