tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post114160232187906446..comments2024-01-05T09:54:15.164-05:00Comments on lots and lots of nonsense: when you call a stranger outhalloweenloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141829857646004182006-03-08T09:57:00.000-05:002006-03-08T09:57:00.000-05:00You know, I tend to believe that our instincts are...You know, I tend to believe that our instincts are correct. It felt like racism and therefore it probably was. <BR/><BR/>We can speculate all day about why she let some people in, but unless you specifically ask you'll never know. My initial thought was perhaps that particular group of teens has been there before and they sneak in to the theaters without paying.<BR/><BR/>But it bugs me that we (meaning me) try to find excuses for people's behavior.Notes from the Trencheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944521556200055102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141743748810024332006-03-07T10:02:00.000-05:002006-03-07T10:02:00.000-05:00I retract my age based theory after reading your a...I retract my age based theory after reading your additional comment. That was an act of racial bias.ccwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319415763862282537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141706742796180102006-03-06T23:45:00.000-05:002006-03-06T23:45:00.000-05:00Wow, I was totally going to agree about it being a...Wow, I was totally going to agree about it being an age thing until I saw your comment about the attendant letting white teens use the bathroom. Wow!Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383515610124126907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141670194518538302006-03-06T13:36:00.000-05:002006-03-06T13:36:00.000-05:00Oh, how I wish I had been there! The "sometimes y...Oh, how I wish I had been there! The "sometimes you can just tell" remark sealed the deal. Whether it was age bias or racial bias, it was uncalled for. As the parent of both things (black kids who are also teenagers) I would have TOTALLY lost it. And yes, you can be racist against people of your own race. The Attorney actually called the cops after seeing a black cop arrest 2 guys, one white and one black, and treat the black suspect with rudeness and disdain, which he did not do to the white one. Since she let white teens in, it sounds much more racist than age-biased to me. I try not to be overly sensetive, but this kind of story gets my goat.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141661291194288662006-03-06T11:08:00.000-05:002006-03-06T11:08:00.000-05:00I love to call out strangers. I am such a rule fo...I love to call out strangers. I am such a rule follower that I hate to see someone break the rules and/or treat someone else like crap. But it can be tough to know when to make that call... and yeah, if I do restrain myself from saying something I often keep stewing about it afterward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141658673802028792006-03-06T10:24:00.000-05:002006-03-06T10:24:00.000-05:00I should have mentioned that she let several white...I should have mentioned that she let several white teens through to the bathroom, that is why I assumed it was a racist decision. Although I'm sure you're right that teens can destroy a bathroom very quickly. <BR/><BR/>Truthfully, with my hair in a ponytail, she probably thought I was a teen too!halloweenloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141655872632634212006-03-06T09:37:00.000-05:002006-03-06T09:37:00.000-05:00The theater probably deals with a lot of clean up ...The theater probably deals with a lot of clean up from teens. I don't know if this was racist or age based. The ticket taker might have assumed that you were not going to destroy the bathroom b/c you are an adult, not because you are white.ccwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319415763862282537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-1141644462207475722006-03-06T06:27:00.000-05:002006-03-06T06:27:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, teens can do a lot of damage to bat...Unfortunately, teens can do a lot of damage to bathrooms in no time. I guess they might have been worried about that.<BR/>The only time I've had the guts to stand up to a stranger and call them out, is when I see someone man-handling a child. That makes me crazy and I have gone up to strangers in stores and spoken my mind. (I do try to be kind about it, because everyone has bad days), but never should a big person take it out on a little one.Maribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435726542598515305noreply@blogger.com