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[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

lets make this about that poor misunderstood caucasian woman

They can and will find a way to be a victim. That's why I don't like explaining stuff to them.

 

[Slayven]

Because a middle aged white lady working a minimum wage job in Indiana isn't gonna be educated/cultured enough to be able to recognize every traditional ethnic clothing in the world.

She's more likely to be NOT able to identify that specific garment.

Then she should have not said anything.

If your first act on encountering something you don't normally see is to clown on it? That is still not a good look or valid defense

 

[Claude Augario]

Because a middle aged white lady working a minimum wage job in Indiana isn't gonna be educated/cultured enough to be able to recognize every traditional ethnic clothing in the world.

She's more likely to be NOT able to identify that specific garment.

It doesn't have to be every traditional ethnic clothing.

It does have to be the clothing of the people that have been in America since its inception, beaten and enslaved and threatened for even tangential links to their culture and heritage. America has spent way too much time trying to rewrite and disparage African imagery and history for me to believe that a middle age white lady with a minimum wage job has never seen anything like their clothes.

This is of course assuming that she suffers a mental condition that compels her to say stupid and disrespectful shit to people when she sees something new.

 

[Dai101]

There's books you know, not like she doesn't have access.

I have learned wonders about the Zo peoples traditional garments by flipping a few pages.

Also FUCKING GOOGLE.

I mean, in this day and age there's no FUCKING excuse.

 

[FadedRevolution]

I'm still not sure. because a person doesn't know about another religion, and made a side comment that IMO wasn't offensive?
I make small talk, IMO was making small talk, not trying to insult.

This isn't about you. Why are you trying to make this about you. You don't get to determine how somebody feels about a comment. You don't get to determine what is or isn't offensive.

 

[statham]

Religion? Breh I don't buy that whites are that obtuse when they love copying everything we do. She didn't have to know what it was but it being some sort of culture clothing is obvious. White people have a nasty history of doing nasty things to blacks whenever they decide to embrace their native culture or create their own identity. This problem is like 4 centuries. They don't get a benefit of the doubt in situations like these with a history like that.

WTF? well, you kinda went to far, joke account confirmed. and ignored. try better next time.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

I'm still not sure. because a person doesn't know about another religion, and made a side comment that IMO wasn't offensive?
I make small talk, IMO was making small talk, not trying to insult.

Doesn't matter what YOU think. The kids obviously found it offensive enough to mention to their parents. Their momma actually has a spine and courage to confront the bullshit. My mom wouldn't do that shit. She from the south in the 1950's. Her spirit been broken when it comes to shit like this.

But this lady? She ain't having it. She spends her hard earned money to enrich mofo's that don't give two shits about the neighborhood they're sucking the money from and then on top of that got the nerve to have employees making snide comments about the way customers are dressed?

I've worked retail. You don't do that. We had customers wearing all types of shit we had no clue what it was but we knew well enough not to say shit.

Small talk isn't condescending. It's "Hey, how about this weather, eh?".

 

[statham]

blocking everyone. I can't tell whos real or not, You guys are just insane,.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

This shit is so frustrating ROFL. Ain't no way in hell proper coexisting with others is going to work. We should have listened to X :lolololololololol

 

[Mammoth Jones]

blocking everyone. I can't tell whos real or not, You guys are just insane,.

So when someone disagrees with your post you call people insane? Then block them? Why even continue in the thread if you're just going to block anyone that disagrees?

 

[statham]

This shit is so frustrating ROFL. Ain't no way in hell proper coexisting with others is going to work. We should have listened to X :lolololololololol

I fell for your troll a couple times. be gone, blocked.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

This shit is so frustrating ROFL. Ain't no way in hell proper coexisting with others is going to work. We should have listened to X :lolololololololol

He did have something to say about building up our own neighborhood economy. Cause you can't even get respect spending your money on another's business IN your own hood.

all cleared up, dummies blocked.

Dude, if you're gonna block someone just do it. We don't need announcements in the thread.

 

[SystemBug]

blocking everyone. I can't tell whos real or not, You guys are just insane,.

What are you even saying?

 

[statham]

all cleared up, dummies blocked.

 

[royalan]

What kind of flight...?

 

[Dai101]

blocking everyone. I can't tell whos real or not, You guys are just insane,.

 

[psaman17]

This shit is so frustrating ROFL. Ain't no way in hell proper coexisting with others is going to work. We should have listened to X :lolololololololol

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

He did have something to say about building up our own neighborhood economy. Cause you can't even get respect spending your money on another's business IN your own hood.

I went to buy a pick the other day and had some Korean girl following me around in the store, I was fucking dying.

 

[hypernima]

It's kind of funny you know, when I was growing up I had to deal with so much shit about wearing a Sokoto and Buba set outside of West African circles. Don't even get me started on if I wore an Agbada.

There would be days where I would bring in pictures to school to show some people for projects or whatever. There was positive reaction but ten times more negative reaction to the clothing of my people. These reactions instilled a shame in me of wearing the clothing of my culture casually, even in the summer when it was most appropriate. But luckily I have decoded myself from the eurocentric standard of fashion that I grew up with. I make traditional clothing and some in the style adaptable to western tastes, but not to fit those tastes completely.

Events like these imprint onto a child trying to find their own. There's nothing wrong with the Ghanaian clothing in the video, these kids are brave because it took me to my adulthood to finally wear the clothing without address all the lil quips I received in the past as a child, and current day by some ignorant people.

 

[Breads]

all cleared up, dummies blocked.

what good is a black list if you don't fill it amiright

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

It been escalated nigga. Why do they act so obtuse? It's not hard to understand God damn. After the whole all lives matter thing, I was fucking done. Nope, never again.

 

[FadedRevolution]

I went to buy a pick the other day and had some Korean girl following me around in the store, I was fucking dying.

Bro that wasn't racism. She was just ignorant of the fact that black people actually go to stores.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Bro that wasn't racism. She was just ignorant of the fact that black people actually go to stores.

Breh it was a black hair store and in a black neighborhood, I almost forgot about the country I live in. Glad she woke me the fuck up :dead:

 

[Extra Sauce]

Please cast that lady in a Jackie Brown prequel.

 

[psaman17]

Then she should have not said anything.

If your first act on encountering something you don't normally see is to clown on it? That is still not a good look or valid defense

She shouldn't have said anything, that would've been the right thing to do. I"m sure even this white lady would agree. NOT one person in this entire thread said what she did was right. Some of us only said it wasn't racist.

Is ignorance the same as racism?

If she didn't know that it was a Traditional African garment, is her halloween joke racist or just a stupid one?

 

[JustenP88]

I need a trigger warning on videos of moms making scenes in public, please.

 

[FadedRevolution]

Breh it was a black hair store and in a black neighborhood, I almost forgot about the country I live in. Glad she woke me the fuck up :dead:

The shit is crazy. I was in a furniture had people following me around like I'm just gonna pick up a couch and run outside with the shit.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Read the YouTube comments. Shouldn't have expected anything else. I'm out.

 

[ishibear]

Da hell is going on in here

 

[The Faceless Master]

am i blocked?

can in volunteer to be blocked?

 

[Mammoth Jones]

She shouldn't have said anything, that would've been the right thing to do. I"m sure even this white lady would agree. NOT one person in this entire thread said what she did was right. Some of us only said it wasn't racist.

Is ignorance the same as racism?

If she didn't know that it was a Traditional African garment, is her halloween joke racist or just a stupid one?

There are many many places where ignorance and racism overlap. This is one of them. Stop excusing this shit as ignorance. She saw young Black kids dressed in ethnic garb an made a snide ass racist comment.

She knew what it was when she saw Black kids wearing it. She was a bigoted asshole with her comment. She doesn't have to know the exact name of it. But she sees it on Black folks and decide to be rude. How is that NOT racism?

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Act like diet racism doesn't exist brehs.

 

[Trojita]

Damn she brought a nuke to a gun fight.

The cashier would have been fine if she just asked if they were wearing the garments for a special occasion. Would still show ignorance, but a learning one. She was making a joke.

 

[itwasTuesday]

Halloween a month and a half away. But damn CVS been pushing it for two weeks already.

 

[Stinkles]

You will never have to defend your child on the basis of their skin tone, and ethnic background. .

OOOOH REAAAAAALLLLLLLY?

Luckily for you this hasn't already happened a few times with my biracial child and you caught me in a racist trap....


Look, there are plenty of dumbass racists in this thread. My issue here is literally cursing and exposure. I'm like, Casper white. But it's dumb to make assumptions and WORSE to simplify racism.


Racism is 200% real and complex. But if we simplify it like this, and ignore the fact that ONE OF OUR PREDIENTIAL CANDIDATES is a naked and avowed racist then we're wasting focus.

I PREFER that we deal with racism and every other issue as complex. Because it is.

 

[BlazinSkatinAxel]

Da hell is going on in here

A bunch of racism and bigots defending ignorance. Some people what people to feel sorry for the employee for her ignorant statements.


Sandy was hungry. She ordered Little Caesar's. It was Hot and Ready.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Despite them co-opting it, I don't think white people understand what shade looks like.

 

[USC-fan]

nevermind thread went off the deep end. wow at some of the comments.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

What the kids are wearing are also "normal clothes."

Maybe he/she means, contemporary, North American (Western) casual clothing, at least that's what I got from "normal clothes"

 

[Biske]

Hot damn, I love a good rant.

So many great lines, such good flow, hard hitting.


"came in this store to spend money up in this raggedy mother fucker"


Fuck. Yes.

 

[Tagg9]

Entertaining to watch, but she mishandled the situation by going back in and outright yelling at the cashier. Sets a bad example in front of her kids that the only way to deal with these types of problems is by entering into a screaming match.

 

[grandwizard]

Christ, the comments on that video make me weep for humanity. Mom did good. Clerk knew what she was doing with that shitty comment.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Entertaining to watch, but she mishandled the situation by going back in and outright yelling at the cashier. Sets a bad example in front of her kids that the only way to deal with these types of problems is by entering into a screaming match.

Or it's sets an example that one shouldn't allow themselves to be bullied by ignorant bigots. The mom touched on her yelling by explaining that she feels it's the only way that cashier will listen. Sadly sues probably right.

But I'm more offended by the comment that started it than the mothers reaction. I just wish there was more condemnation for the former instead of the latter. But I'm not shocked.

Christ, the comments on that video make me weep for humanity. Mom did good. Clerk knew what she was doing with that shitty comment.

Comments are indicative of what most would LIKE to say in public most of the time but can't cause we don't tolerate that shit. Lucky for them we tolerating it a little more each day.

Soon it'll be like the good ole days my parents taught me about.

 

[MetalGearZed]

Christ, the comments on that video make me weep for humanity. Mom did good. Clerk knew what she was doing with that shitty comment.

Youtube comment sections are where tact and brain cells go to die, so i highly recommend avoiding. It's 90% "vote trump" shit if race ,feminism, "sjw" etc. is involved

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It was at very best, even if you give her the utmost benefit of the doubt, an incredibly stupid and ignorant thing to say. If you encounter anybody that happens to be dressed differently than you are accustomed to and it's not the end of October, asking them if they are going trick or treating is just stupid. Especially if you work in the service industry. Have some goddamn common sense.

 

[Dai101]

Entertaining to watch, but she mishandled the situation by going back in and outright yelling at the cashier. Sets a bad example in front of her kids that the only way to deal with these types of problems is by entering into a screaming match.

Tagg9
Quality arguments are not my strong point.

Duly noted.

 

[Apollo]

Damn glad my mom didn't dress me like that.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Cashier made a dumb comment but

HOT DAMN

that woman was heated

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Cashier made a dumb comment but

HOT DAMN

that woman was heated

You know how much shit they must get for not conforming to Eurocentric dress? And to get it from a cashier at your local store (that odds are ain't doing shit for your community except sucking the finances out of it)? Yea she mad.

 

[SystemBug]

OOOOH REAAAAAALLLLLLLY?

Luckily for you this hasn't already happened a few times with my biracial child and you caught me in a racist trap....


Look, there are plenty of dumbass racists in this thread. My issue here is literally cursing and exposure. I'm like, Casper white. But it's dumb to make assumptions and WORSE to simplify racism.


Racism is 200% real and complex. But if we simplify it like this, and ignore the fact that ONE OF OUR PREDIENTIAL CANDIDATES is a naked and avowed racist then we're wasting focus.

I PREFER that we deal with racism and every other issue as complex. Because it is.

I am not simplifying racism. I am saying people are fed up. Hundreds of years of "exposure" and shit is still the same. I get called racial slurs when I wear my traditional clothing or I'm seen as some sort of clown for wearing it. If some adult picked on my kid you bet I would go off on them like the women did here. Because at that point I'm not just standing up for myself, or my child, i am standing up for my race, and my culture. I am standing up for other parents who go through this shit.

and I apologize, i didn't know you had a biracial child.