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I was actually shocked speechless yesterday
Posted: Nov 24, 2009
I know it's hard to believe, but I was actually shocked speechless yesterday. I went into store that just opened up a few months ago in the town next to me. It is an accessories store. They sell knockoff designer handbags, sunglasses, scarves, jewelery and other things. I was talking to the man who owned the store as I was browsing the items. I had picked out a few things I liked and was planning on purchasing them. Then, as we were discussing the handbags he had in the store, he showed me one that was really gaudy. It was purple, orange, yellow, and green with a lot of gold bling on it. He then said, "This purse is for the N-word". I was so shocked that I couldn't say a word! All I could do was drop the items I had intended to purchase on the counter and walk out of the store.
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I'm afraid it's still alive and well :( nm - MT in NC
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Good for you! - clunybrown
[ In Reply To ..]I would have done the same thing after I brought my jaw up off the floor. Always shocked and saddened to hear that word or any other disparaging ethnic reference. With an attitude like that, I don't think that shop owner will be in business long.
Story too - SSchildmeier
[ In Reply To ..]Was he foreign? I worked for a doctor who was from India and he made what he thought was an innocent joke (not a racial joke at all, just a regular joke) and he said the "n" word in it and all the girls gasped and when he asked what was wrong, we explained that it wasn't a word we used in America. Being from India, he had heard someone use it and thought that was a "nickname" for them...he just needed to be "educated" a bit! I felt bad for the man, so I am hoping you tell me that guy you met was foreign too and just needs a little "education" as well (though I know racism is still rampant in today's day and age...)! Proud of you for putting the stuff down and walking out though!
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