OT What if he was black??

[Cippy91]

Was the Starbucks employee that told them to leave racist? Probably. 75/25 a racist? I don't know.

I do know that if you so much as roll your eyes at a low level employee these days they go crazy. I wasn't there and I don't know. I do know that the cops did their job perfectly.

Saw that video and I saw how much coverage it got on Twitter and I thought it was a joke because it will just reinforce the ideas people like crandc try to push. I don’t know if they were racist but yeah they totally could of been. Surprise, there are still racists in this country but the narrative is, that the country is as racist as it was in the 60’s. If we keep calling racist on everything then what is even racist anymore? It’s like when the tiki torch guys came out, then people were like oh fuck those are actual nazi racists yet it didn’t mean as much because people have been throwing around those two words to label others like candy for the past couple years. I mean shit, people thought I said something racist weeks ago when I said loyd center was worse than Clackamas town center in terms of violence. You know the usuals who are morally superior on here thought I said that because a lot of black people go to that mall when in fact it was my own experiences and not based on color at all.

 

[MARIS61]

His distaste for people of different skin colors is long and famous and if he persists I will turn him in. I don't go for that shit, not ever,.

Hey, fuck off Lanny. I'm tired of your phony self-righteous shtick.

You brag about arrogantly banning all poor people from your social circle, throw out personal insults to posters you've never met and post opinions you've been fed about matters far too complex for your lazy mind.

I've never posted any comment or article in my 10+ years on this forum or in the many years on it's predecessors that even remotely suggests racism on my part.

A large portion of my posts are specifically calling out racism and racists.

My family is as diverse as anyone's here, including some Dems, some Reps, some Libertarians, some Socialists, some Canadians, some American-Indians, a pan-sexual, and the son of a Nigerian Prince.

Turn THAT in, you pompous SlyPokerdog.

 

[MARIS61]

Okay, I'm gonna have to ask you to quit posting crap like this. People are going to think you don't like people of another color.

We call those people "idiots".

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Hey, fuck off Lanny. I'm tired of your phony self-righteous shtick.

You brag about arrogantly banning all poor people from your social circle, throw out personal insults to posters you've never met and post opinions you've been fed about matters far too complex for your lazy mind.

I've never posted any comment or article in my 10+ years on this forum or in the many years on it's predecessors that even remotely suggests racism on my part.

A large portion of my posts are specifically calling out racism and racists.

My family is as diverse as anyone's here, including some Dems, some Reps, some Libertarians, some Socialists, some Canadians, some American-Indians, a pan-sexual, and the son of a Nigerian Prince.

Turn THAT in, you pompous SlyPokerdog.

My sister is a lesbian. In your face!

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Saw that video and I saw how much coverage it got on Twitter and I thought it was a joke because it will just reinforce the ideas people like crandc try to push. I don’t know if they were racist but yeah they totally could of been. Surprise, there are still racists in this country but the narrative is, that the country is as racist as it was in the 60’s. If we keep calling racist on everything then what is even racist anymore? It’s like when the tiki torch guys came out, then people were like oh fuck those are actual nazi racists yet it didn’t mean as much because people have been throwing around those two words to label others like candy for the past couple years. I mean shit, people thought I said something racist weeks ago when I said loyd center was worse than Clackamas town center in terms of violence. You know the usuals who are morally superior on here thought I said that because a lot of black people go to that mall when in fact it was my own experiences and not based on color at all.

I didn't even watch it. As far as I know the video doesn't cover the entire episode. If not it doesn't mean anything to me.

 

[Cippy91]

I didn't even watch it. As far as I know the video doesn't cover the entire episode. If not it doesn't mean anything to me.

True. Two sides to every story

 

[MARIS61]

I have on numerous occasions gone to meet a friend at a restaurant, sat down, told server I'm expecting a friend. When they ask if I'd like to order anything while waiting I usually say no, I'll wait until friend gets here.

I've never experienced or seen that, ever.

What you did on numerous occasions is extremely RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE.

The acceptable, common courtesy approach is to order a drink or appetizer while you wait for your late-running friend, or go sit in the bar. If it is mealtime you are preventing hungry paying customers from sitting down and enjoying a meal, costing the restaurant $$$$ and getting them undeserved bad reviews for not freeing up the table from the obvious non-customer.

No retail or service outlet I've ever been in or worked for allows people to loiter without paying to use the space, no matter how polite and presentable they may be. Until you order something, you are not a customer. When you refuse to order you make it obvious you are not a customer.

Most actually post signs forbidding restroom use by non-customers due to the insane amount of crazy, druggies and homeless that wander our business sections thanks to the failed political policies of you and yours. It's a matter of security, customer safety, and public health regulations. Druggies frequently shoot up in restrooms and even in the back aisles of stores in Portland.

Anyone, regardless of skin tone, will be asked to leave. They are preventing the business from actualizing it's full profit opportunities, which could cause it to go bankrupt in short order.

If they don't leave quietly, police are called.

Police will cite them for trespassing and warn them they will be arrested if they return.

If they don't go quietly at that point, they are arrested.

These guys refused to order, proving they weren't customers.

These guys refused to leave when asked nicely 3 times. They wanted to be arrested, so they got arrested.

I have managed retail, pharmacy and motel businesses and have had scores of bums, methheads, shoplifters, crazies, and some people who were just obnoxiously rude or had no legitimate reason to be there trespassed by the police. Probably 85% had a skintone similar to mine.

NOT ONCE DID ANYONE GO VIRAL ON THE INTERNET IN THEIR DEFENSE.