Skiles Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 There was a black guy on the bus as well, and the old white walked all the way to the back where I was. Then he straight up told me he "Didn't want to be by that n*****." I was just like, "Alright then, bub," and put my earbuds back in. But it's okay, because racism is dead, guys. Don't worry. 1
André Toulon Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 And you just sat there next to him. Good job, team...make sure you keep us posted when you do nothing 1
Skiles Posted April 9, 2021 Author Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, André Toulon said: And you just sat there next to him. Good job, team...make sure you keep us posted when you do nothing At his age (probably close to 80), what was I gonna do, change his mind? Talk him out of it?Beat an old man to a pulp? That would not feel good, or cathartic, or justified. Once you get to a certain age, you're done learning lessons. You are who you are. Besides that, I'm a coward, and I get sick when confrontation happens. I won't deny that. Trust me, there's not a criticism that exists that you could throw at me, that I don't already think about myself. I stink as a person. I know that. My whole thing is, I'm just trying to get through life.
André Toulon Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, Skiles said: At his age (probably close to 80), what was I gonna do, change his mind? Talk him out of it?Beat an old man to a pulp? That would not feel good, or cathartic, or justified. Once you get to a certain age, you're done learning lessons. You are who you are. Besides that, I'm a coward, and I get sick when confrontation happens. I won't deny that. Trust me, there's not a criticism that exists that you could throw at me, that I don't already think about myself. I stink as a person. I know that. My whole thing is, I'm just trying to get through life. I was just suggesting you move and not sit next to the racist.. I didn't want you to start a fight 1
scoobdog Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Skiles said: At his age (probably close to 80), what was I gonna do, change his mind? Talk him out of it?Beat an old man to a pulp? That would not feel good, or cathartic, or justified. Once you get to a certain age, you're done learning lessons. You are who you are. Besides that, I'm a coward, and I get sick when confrontation happens. I won't deny that. Trust me, there's not a criticism that exists that you could throw at me, that I don't already think about myself. I stink as a person. I know that. My whole thing is, I'm just trying to get through life. Elbow him in the ribs where no one can see.
StarPanda Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 I understand my dude...but you should have told him and I don't want to be next to a racist pos and just sat somewhere else....missed opportunity man. 2
scoobdog Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Honestly, I don't know how you sit next to a dude after he says that. It's enough to make my skin crawl.
André Toulon Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 1 minute ago, scoobdog said: Honestly, I don't know how you sit next to a dude after he says that. It's enough to make my skin crawl. Well....there's the obvious answer. 1
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Honestly, I don't know how you sit next to a dude after he says that. It's enough to make my skin crawl. Omaha is probably exactly like Boston in terms of segregation. He should have told him to fuck off but racism is like this entity there. It's pervasive.
scoobdog Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, RainyDayJizz#35 said: Omaha is probably exactly like Boston in terms of segregation. He should have told him to fuck off but racism is like this entity there. It's pervasive. Cool, but that doesn't stop you from moving away from the person. Disengaging is not really an option, it's mandatory when you're dealing with toxic shits like this.
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Cool, but that doesn't stop you from moving away from the person. Disengaging is not really an option, it's mandatory when you're dealing with toxic shits like this. That man could have sat some distance from him, not many people ride Omaha buses. Racism is something I have to deal with in my family, LA is not the world.
Skiles Posted April 10, 2021 Author Posted April 10, 2021 22 hours ago, André Toulon said: I was just suggesting you move and not sit next to the racist.. I didn't want you to start a fight I mean, it's not contagious. And when I say "next to," he was technically on the right hand side of the bus, and I was on the left side. Also, we can't just move about willy-nilly because of social distancing. I'm not trying to get smacked by Uncle COVID just because I was annoyed by someone who was near me.
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