Discrimination rant

[Redneck-Melly]

I don't know where else to place this...

Before I get into this, please understand I love everyone, I am not raciest, and if you really and truely think about it, you might see what I'm talking about.

(This is kinda like a vent)

After watching a movie tonight, brought up something that happen to me the other day, When I had to take Seth to the hospital the other day, when he had a reaction to the sun.

Well we got there and filled out all the paper work and then about 20 minutes of waiting, this older white guy came in, he apperently was there the day before and had just been discharged, well, he sits down, then this black lady who was behind him, filled out her paper work and sat down, well the white guy was called first, he was even called before us, and I was there with my child. Well the black lady starts yelling and screaming, throwing a fit, saying she was before him, and she starts cussing, she was like F this and F that, these stupid F-en white folks, its discrimenation, yada yada yada.

Well I don't like that word being tossed around, expecially with my child sitting right there, and I walked over to her, and politly asked her to calm down, that the words she is using isn't something I care for my child to hear. She started yelling in my face, and I finally just said "LOOK! I was before you and him, and I have not been seen, I am asking you nicely to calm down, I'm not being ugly, have some respect. If you can't calm down, then I'll get the security"...

Well needless to say, I had to get the security guard on duty, he was a black guy, and very nice. He calmed the lady down.

Well the part I'm really venting about is this. How come it is ok for black people to scream discrimination, if a black guy doesn't get a job that a white guy is offering, its discrimination, but if a white guy doesn't get a job because a black guy doesn't hire him, its life. If it would have been a bunch of black ladies running that ER waiting room this day, and what happen to this lady happen to me, and I was to scream discrimination, I'd be looked at as a fool, and prolly tossed on my bottom. I know I'll prolly get a lot of dirty looks on here. But seriously, think about it... I don't have a problem with black people, or anyone, heck I use to date a black guy, its nothing about me being racist... I just don't get it...

Am I the only one who feels like this?

[intricatic]

You get that a lot, especially if you're in sales.

We live in a society with entitlement issues - it doesn't matter what color your skin is, how much money you make a year, or how much hair you have on top of your head. Everyone has something that makes them feel entitled to something else, and those kind of reactions are extremely commonplace as a result.

[intricatic]

One day I'm going to shout at a customer "Yeah? Well, I'M ENTITLED TO SOME PEACE AND QUIET!"

But then I might get fired, because Lord knows that's not in my job description.

[Redneck-Melly]

Originally Posted by intricatic

One day I'm going to shout at a customer "Yeah? Well, I'M ENTITLED TO SOME PEACE AND QUIET!"

But then I might get fired, because Lord knows that's not in my job description.

ROFL thats funny.

[Annie]

its definitely frustrating (i work with a lady who is convinced that if someone doesn't like her its because of her skin colour ) but the other part is you don't know her or what she's been going through perhaps if she was at the hospital she was feeling extremely lousy and sensitive that day or maybe racism and discrimination has been a big part of her life that she's had to struggle with. that of course doesn't excuse her behaviour but it might put a different perspective on it.

[bill'swife]

It's hard to say what happened in that woman's life to make her act that way at that time....praying for her.