Disillusionment and how ignorance is a two way street (469 hits)
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Submitted by <rurumon> (View user info) at 2005-01-03 09:10:05 EST
After several New Years in which I was left trying to decipher a cryptic white slip of paper which read three digits at the bottom, I had decided that an open bar would be my simplest option. It may cost the same, but it involves 100% less math. After reviewing the DC party scene I determined that spending over 150 bills for an open bar was a ridiculous sum, especially since I also had to consider cab fare and rooms to have drunken sex with my girl in (read: having sex with the adjacent pillow). Just when I thought I would be spending another New Years in my good friends nicely appointed yet horribly lame basement, a wonderful opportunity presented itself in the form of a cheap college town.
After the quick drive down to Charlottesville, I found myself quickly becoming intoxicated even though I had not actually ingested any liquids yet. College towns are like that, you get a contact-drunk. Anyway, in order to gain relevance to the title, other alumni of my particular fraternity created the party. In other words, we were all white. To highlight the whiteness of our particular fraternity and the other stragglers who showed up, I present to you this case example: The party was busy and people were dancing. But not until "cotton-eyed joe" came on did people start breaking down. When "head sprung" was played we all just stood around like dear caught in LL Cool J massive man-cannon arms.
Regardless, at some point towards the end of the night I noticed some black dude getting hassled near the stairway. Immediately, I assumed some dark shit was happening. Particularly because the white dudes doing the hassling looked like extras from Deliverance. I promptly went over with a friend to assess the situation and make sure the KKK had not found its way into our gathering. I generally got the impression that the black dude was pissed that his wife was really intoxicated, and he was in the process of leaving to find out where she ran off to. I assume he thought some of the paler folk at the party had something nefarious to do with it.
So my friend and I made sure that this angered young man found his way out to a cab safely, all the while we peeled of various jethros and cletuses from around his bodice to ensure a minimally lynchable evening. I was standing outside with my friend as the gentleman was entering his cab when the ignorance train promptly hit me.
Club Bouncer: "Really, I'm sorry this all happened, blah blah blah."
My Friend: "Yeah dude, really, I apologize for some of those guys behavior..."
Angry Black Man: "Yeah, don't worry, everything's cool. But what I want to know what THIS motherfuckers problem is!" (points at me)
Rurumon: "Huh?" (looks behind him to make sure I am not about to be ambushed)
ABM: "Yeah you motherfucker!" (bounds over cab, approaches) "Why the fuck are you out here!"
Rurumon: "I...came out to make sure everything was cool?" (increasing confusion)
ABM: "No motherfucker, why are you out here acting all hard and shit, like you got something to prove" (now in rurumon's grill)
Rurumon: "dude, I think you got me confused, I made sure you got out here without any problems. I'm not starting shit at all..."
ABM: "You are full of shit motherfucker, and now you want a piece of this don't you, you faggot."
Rurumon: (Now really fucking confused) "Hey dude, I came out here because my friend was out here, I just wanted to make sure everything was cool."
ABM: "Your GIRLfriend? What are you? A faggot?"
Rurumon: "look dude (and I cant believe I said this) I am the coolest dude ever, you shouldn't want to fight me, you should want to BE me."
With that last drunken statement, a bouncer sensed my impending doom from the enraged fists of the angry black man, and dragged me back into the bar. It was probably the only time a bouncer has dragged me INTO a bar. Regardless, I was completely mystified as to why this dude immediately wanted to engage me in combat when so clearly 10 minutes ago I was there ensuring his safety.
Now, right after this I got to thinking...I am one pathetic, ignorant dude. I may not be a racist, I may have no feelings or prejudices against someone's skin color, but in the end I saw a black dude being hassled and IMMEDIATELY thought that oppression was going down. Never did it occur to me that the white guys may have actually just been removing a giant douchebag from our party. I just assumed that if collections of non-black guys are pushing around a black guy, HE is the one on the receiving end of a hate crime.
Just goes to show you, ignorance comes in all forms.
I found this on good ol' goog. I thought it was particularly relevant.
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Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-01-03 13:19:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Sorry, it seemed to fit.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-01-03 13:19:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
what the hell man if they are comin at you , means they want somthin ,more better you look after them and care for them ,than they get on the street uh?
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2005-01-03 12:59:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Solidarity Brother.
I've had people take an instant hate to me no less than four times in my life. There I am, just minding my business at a party and some guy decides that he wants to kill me. Crazy shit.
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-01-03 12:41:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by Tigre (user info) at 2005-01-03 11:41:17 (#)
Ranking: 2
Because I too like booty.
holy crap! so do i!
Submitted by Tigre (user info) at 2005-01-03 11:41:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Because I too like booty.
Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2005-01-03 10:58:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by knucklesnelson (user info) at 2005-01-03 09:30:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
That's what you get for helping a shine. Here's a +2 for your hassle though.