1st time I've been called racist.

[SteveZim1017]

short backstory, I work as an insurance agent.... in this case its for car insurance

Me - starring as myself
SC - proud angry woman

me: good morning <opening line etc> how can I help you
SC: you never send me my ID card!
me: no problem, I can get one mailed out to you right away.
SC: I need one NOW! my son needs one for an inspection right away.
me: well, I can mail out a permanant one this afternoon, meanwhile I would be more than happy to fax you a temporary card right away if you desperately need one.
SC: what do you me DES - PRAT - LEE?
Me: I mean if you need one right now...
SC: I know what you mean Mutherf-er! I ain't desperate for nothing!
Me: thats not what I meant, I just meant if you need one toda--
SC: F*ck you! I ain't never been desperate in my life. I am a proud black woman and I will not be called desperate. I bet you drive around in your BMW all day and look at all the desperate black people don't you, you racist mutherf-er!

<<for the record I drive a honda and love it >>

me: <shocked>> ma'am, I just.. Ijust want to get you an ID card....
SC: you just want to be racist is what you want a-hole! you call any of your white customers desperate? I bet you don't, you motherf-er! I want your managers name right now

Me (still oh so confused): Gives bosses info

SC: I'm gonna be reportin your ass, you're gonna get fired and you deserve it. callin me desperate.... damn! (pause) F*CK YOU!! <hangs up>

I go in and tell my boss what happens, he laughs and tells me not to worry about it, but to stop calling people desperate.

[chainedbarista]

wow, someone has a fricking whale up their ass; if it was so important in the first place, why did she or her precious not handle it sooner. logic of the sc; may i never understand it.

as for you getting fired, only a supervisor with absolutely NO intelligence would side with a crazy like that.

[Teskeria]

as for you getting fired, only a supervisor with absolutely NO intelligence would side with a crazy like that.

So you're saying 90% at least of managers?

[Teskeria]

I keep waiting for someone to call me racist and they just don't. It's like they KNOW I have family (immediate and cousins, nieces/nephews) that are black, asian, & hispanic. sigh.

[Whiskey]

How exactly would you have known she's black?

[MelodiousBubbles]

See... No one calls me racist ever... Mostly because the vast majority of where I live in white central, but also because I, too, think they know I have a comeback that is both work appropriate, and mind-confounding. I've only gotten to use it once in my life, and it was outside of work.

"Really? You look human to me... The only race I really have an issue with is orcs. And sometimes elves... Fucking elves can be so self-righteous sometimes."

[Mr Hero]

Someone who uses two vocabulary words incorrectly: "Desperate" and "Racist"

[Andara Bledin]

I really want to know what the hell she thought "desperate" meant.

^-.-^

[EricKei]

How exactly would you have known she's black?

Pssh. Everybody knows that CSR phones are equipped with satellite receivers that can SEE customers when they call, even if they're indoors...and nowhere near a window or camera of any sort...

I got that at DaddyJim's pizza from time to time. "No Ma'am, I didn't know you were black until you mentioned it...I told you that we don't go to your area because our computer says that you're in Canal Street's delivery zone...No, I don't know why they set them up that way, I only know that they can get it to you a good 15 minutes sooner...yes, I understand that you don't like their service, I'll be glad to arrange for a pickup here, but we can't bring it TO you without getting sued..."

PS, wasn't the caller being racist towards Steve, assuming that he drove a certain specific sort of car and all, sight unseen?

[TonyDonuts]

Oh, the first time's always special, ain't it?

My first time, well, here's the scene:

A group of young gentlemen, dressed in the manner of the Crips street gang.

They were rambunctious little scamps, high-spirited and all, but they were obnoxious and bothering other customers, so they had worn out their welcome.

I informed them that it was time to go. I was nice about it. Really!

The "leader" of the group got up and got right in my face and said, "You're just picking on us 'cause we're BLACK!"

Well, my brothers and sisters, I laughed in his face. Until I could hardly breathe, and tears were running down my face.

Leaderboy tried a tough pose, but that dropped into a hurt little-boy look. "Well, I just think you're being racist toward black people!"

I stood up straight, put my hand on his shoulder, and said, as gently as I could, "You have green eyes, red hair, and freckles. You are so white you glow. You are not tough gangbangers from the 'hood, you are lily-white teenagers (junior high, from the look of them) from the suburbs. Now, seriously boys, get up and get out."

Leaderboy tried the tough pose again, you know, like the rappers on MTV do. I tightened my grip on his shoulder. I told him, "Before you even start, understand this, skinny little white boy with his hat on backwards and his pants falling down does not scare me. That was funny for awhile, but now you're getting on my nerves. Leave, now, or I'm calling the cops, and they'll call your mommy, is that what you want?"

Well, that wasn't what Leaderboy and his boyz (sic.) wanted, and they left, tough-talking on their way out.

Wacky fun.

Okay, and I love harping about this, but, his pants are falling down. How is that supposed to translate to, "I'm a bad dude, don't mess with me?"

[protege]

PS, wasn't the caller being racist towards Steve, assuming that he drove a certain specific sort of car and all, sight unseen?

Exactly. Of course I'd have had some fun with the bitch (and I'm being nice). I would have said that the only time I drive a BMW...is when the Mercedes and Bentley are both in for repairs

[Imprl59]

I wonder if she was confusing "desperate" with "destitute". That's the only thing that I can think of. I hate it when people don't understand and get all upset...

[PepperElf]

i figured she thought it meant "poor" as in desperate for money

and decided to make it a racial issue

[doogiej]

I thought it meant desperate for sex. I fully admit I could be wrong. I don't know how that's a racial issue though. I know more white people that are desperate for sex than anyone else. Although I guess that's technically a racial issue, just the wrong race for her rant.

[Pimento]

I LOVED it when people called me racist when selling cars, i always had fun with it, and i was a complete ass. My manager let us all get away with it, he was east indian himself and the race card did not fly into our dealership.

Needless to say when you confront racism with the attitude that they TOLD you that you have, they seem to shut up pretty quick and get back to business lol. I wont post specific examples, because i dont want to offend anyone who doesnt have it coming, but the race/sexual alignment/gender cards are HUGE pet peeves for me.