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treestar

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13. I would never have made that mistake
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:45 PM
Jul 2013

By 2003, I knew that colleagues could be black and that a black man in the room in a suit and tie was not a waiter.

In 1953, maybe there'd be at least a plausible excuse.

k&r uppityperson Jul 2013 #1
I would like to have been a spidey on the wall and Cha Jul 2013 #2
I've been mistaken for one of my gardeners a couple of times by some white folk driving around the demosincebirth Jul 2013 #3
Same here Link Speed Jul 2013 #14
That's kinda Cha Jul 2013 #17
I worked retail for far too many years... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #4
My mom waited tables in the 70's and 80's obama2terms Jul 2013 #15
Racism never went away... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #16
There's nothing wrong with being mistaken for a waiter No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #5
As a retired RN, I've received some of that kind of treatment in the past. Rozlee Jul 2013 #6
Good on you, Roziee! Cha Jul 2013 #18
Those silly wabbits! (dial-up warning, large image) freshwest Jul 2013 #7
Nice pyramid, fresh.. mahalo! Cha Jul 2013 #19
It's something to think about... freshwest Jul 2013 #21
I've had people refrescanos Jul 2013 #8
What was Obama wearing? treestar Jul 2013 #9
presumably his black skin erodriguez Jul 2013 #10
If he was wearing a suit and tie treestar Jul 2013 #11
if only life worked that way. smh erodriguez Jul 2013 #12
I would never have made that mistake treestar Jul 2013 #13
And the right wingers ... dusty trails Jul 2013 #20
This happened to my Hawaiian boss KauaiK Jul 2013 #22
Mowing the Lawn Story School Teacher Jul 2013 #23
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