So now i'm a racist...

[zzapp the witch]

In a thread on racist accusations a few months ago (maybe last year?) Recovering Kinkoid pointed out the strategy of just agreeing with them.

It works. Whenever I get accused of any kind of ism, I just say, "Yep." They usually don't know how to handle that. Just the sputtering and snorting of me taking all the wind out of their sails is enough to make me almost laugh in their faces.

They only call you a racist to try and gain power over you. Don't let them win.

Really though, the only kind of people I hate are stupid people, I wonder what kind of ism that is?

[Boozy]

In a thread on racist accusations a few months ago (maybe last year?) Recovering Kinkoid pointed out the strategy of just agreeing with them.
It works. Whenever I get accused of any kind of ism, I just say, "Yep."

The problem with agreeing with them is that an admission like that could open your company up to lawsuits.

[BookstoreEscapee]

He spent a week decrying the OBVIOUS illegality of the State of Minnesota levying a sales tax on Beer Nuts.

Last I checked, Beer Nuts were not a necessity...

Hell, I consider Hershey Kissables a necessity but I still pay sales tax...I should complain

[karma_gypsy]

Why do people make such a fuss over showing their ID when all it takes is just a few seconds?

Unfortunately, it happens quite a bit, especially the ones who are used to *not* showing their ID. When I request an ID card so I can bring certain people up in the computer, they get all huffy and say, "Well THEY never ask for ID." (THEY being my co-workers), or "don't worry, THEY know me here."

Uhh, excuse me. Do you recognize my face? 'Cause I certainly don't recognize yours.

I hardly do that particular job in my store, so I don't have every customer face and name filed away in my brain.

[Namrepus221]

Broomjockey wins 3 internets.

They will be delivered whenever the heck I feel like doing it.

[Broomjockey]

Broomjockey wins 3 internets.

They will be delivered whenever the heck I feel like doing it.

Woot! *anxiously awaits delivery*

Really though, the only kind of people I hate are stupid people, I wonder what kind of ism that is?

Intellectualism, I believe.

[JustADude]

Intellectualism, I believe.

Ah, but intelligence isn't a protected status*, so we can be intellectualist all we want.



*Except for legitimate mental disabilities, and as far as I know DeeDeeDee isn't in any version of the DSM

[Andara Bledin]

I'm guessing this is a gym for Hoopty Frood's only eh?

(Plus 3 internets to anyone who knows what I'm talking about )

Someone came through the door from the back of the office and a comment was made about dark sunglasses as I was reading this post.

The first thing that came to mind were peril-sensitive shades.

^-.-^

[zzapp the witch]

I still peek into trash-filled alleyways looking for the box of discarded sunglasses that will show me the aliens that live hidden among us.

[Noelegy]

Also, while he did have a dark complexion, when did Indian = black? The way he said it was almost as if someone told him that was what to do to get people to do what you want.

Correct me if I'm wrong, anyone (Bueller? Bueller?) but I believe there is a definite internal bigotry in India associated with darkness of skin. The lighter skin colors are considered to be superior, or at least more desirable, than the darker shades. It sounds like he had quite a chip on his shoulder about his own skin tone.

I don't know how that works in with the caste system, just that I know that there is a very wide range of skin colors within India. In the movie "Monsoon Wedding," the bride in the titular wedding is quite fair-skinned and has light brown hair, and almost Caucasian features. And if you've ever seen any Bollywood movies or Indian music videos, the singers and dancers are almost always more light-skinned.

[AFpheonix]

I've only been accused of racism once that I can remember, and that was because some idiot with an ER script for his wife only wanted to pick up her pain medicine and not the antibiotic ear drop for her ear infection.
He did the "I don't have enough money, I'll buy it later" schpiel, so I called the ER doc to ask permission to dispense only the pain med and predictably, he said no, and dumbass boy went nuts, accusing me of wording the question wrong, saying I was only doing this because he was middle eastern, blah blah.
His wife looked absolutely mortified, but she didn't say a word.
Interestingly, they bought a crapload of knick-knacks along with their scripts. Go figure.


(Yes, I realize that there really are people who can't afford some of the antibiotics out there. But any sane person would purchase the script that would actually do the person good rather than just the pain med, and the ER doctors know this, so they prescribe antibiotics to help dissuade the many drug seekers they and we get.)

[BookstoreEscapee]

OK I give up, what's a Hoopty Frood and what about sunglasses? I admit, I am very unhip... or maybe my problem is I'm not enough of a geek...?

[JustADude]

OK I give up, what's a Hoopty Frood and what about sunglasses? I admit, I am very unhip... or maybe my problem is I'm not enough of a geek...?

Douglas Adams' "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". A Hoopty Frood is someone who always knows where their towel is, because a towel is the one thing you must always remember to take with you when hitchhiking across the stars. Long story there.

The other part is a reference to a set of sunglasses that can sense imminent peril and turn pitch black so that you don't see anything that will upset you.

[Shabo]

Some people play this card as an excuse to get out of responsibility. I have heard stories of coworkers using it to get out of doing any real work, then being surprised when her contract wasn't renewed at the end of the year. And she got told off by everyone that worked with her about how much of a twat she was.

I've had this line pulled on me a few times. It's the worst line to have used against, because how do you justify that its not true? I always wanted to turn it back on them, saying "You only accused me of being racist because I"m white!" But that probably wouldn't go over too well with them.

[Boozy]

"You only accused me of being racist because I"m white!"

Excellent response! It really turns their logic around on them.