How is this not racist?

[sawyerthedestroyer]

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I am about to tear someone up.


Edited because I forgot to blank out the town name, even though some of you know where I live.

[sugarbear]

Um, it is racist. But she wants more diversity!

[Deleted]

Might be a good thing if they did move.

[luckyval]

Uh, pretty much everyone in America the world wants to make money off their businesses, too.


edited, because duh

[sawyerthedestroyer]

OMFG


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[emjacobs]

So there is this gas station that we go to all the time from work. There is a man of middle eastern descent that owns the place and works there. They have clean bathrooms and good tater tots.

That's all I have.

[Deleted]

Omg.

[mrsbro]

90% huh? I'd like to see where they got that figure from.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Jul 25, 2014 11:10:22 GMT -5 mrsbro said:

90% huh? I'd like to see where they got that figure from.

She made it up in her own stupid head.

[sonrisa]

Jul 25, 2014 11:06:47 GMT -5 emjacobs said:

So there is this gas station that we go to all the time from work. There is a man of middle eastern descent that owns the place and works there. They have clean bathrooms and good tater tots.

That's all I have.

Is "I've know a clean business owned by a person of middle eastern descent" the new "I have a black friend"?

[chchchia]

wow that IS bad.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

I just dropped an "evaluate yourself."

God, you guys, I never get into it with people about much of anything, but this got my blood boiling this morning. I am so angry.

[dexteroni]

omfg. Asshole. I hope people are tearing this person to shreds.

[Deleted]

Jul 25, 2014 11:11:12 GMT -5 Que? said:

Jul 25, 2014 11:08:04 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

Omg.

I know. I immediately thought of the Okanogan and how rednecks like to claim that the Indian fruit pickers have taken over. Lol, yes they did. By working their asses off and employing hundreds of people in the process. They own it all now, and it's beautiful.

And lol that this person wants to move somewhere more diverse.

Yeah, I hear that all the time. People love to complain about it and I don't understand. They have no problem eating and enjoying the cherries/beauty of the orchards, and they wouldn't EVER work for them themselves, but HOW DARE the Indians "take over". Assholes.

[eddy]

Well she is a special brand of stupid.

[tinybride]

Jul 25, 2014 11:12:12 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Jul 25, 2014 11:06:47 GMT -5 emjacobs said:

So there is this gas station that we go to all the time from work. There is a man of middle eastern descent that owns the place and works there. They have clean bathrooms and good tater tots.

That's all I have.

Is "I've know a clean business owned by a person of middle eastern descent" the new "I have a black friend"?

Smh. I hope most people are aware that Indians and people of middle eastern descent are not the same thing.

[Miss Phryne Fisher]

What the fuck. Seriously.

[nadasteph]

Jul 25, 2014 11:11:12 GMT -5 Que? said:

Jul 25, 2014 11:08:04 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

Omg.

I know. I immediately thought of the Okanogan and how rednecks like to claim that the Indian fruit pickers have taken over. Lol, yes they did. By working their asses off and employing hundreds of people in the process. They own it all now, and it's beautiful.

And lol that this person wants to move somewhere more diverse.

I immediately thought of that too, since my sil was just lamenting on that a couple weeks ago when we were there.  But, good thing they haven't taken over the wineries yet.  :: eye roll::

[sonrisa]

Jul 25, 2014 11:20:03 GMT -5 tinybride said:

Jul 25, 2014 11:12:12 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Is "I've know a clean business owned by a person of middle eastern descent" the new "I have a black friend"?

Smh. I hope most people are aware that Indians and people of middle eastern descent are not the same thing.

Of course south asia and the middle east are the same place. 

[sequins]

Just imagine a Hulk smash gif.

The actual gif is giving me a headache, lol.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Now she's totally backpedaling.

"That's not what I meant." blah blah blah.



Now, I'm going to have lunch (Japanese - wonder if that's on her approved list of business owners) with my H.

[nerdicorn]

Not what she meant?? She explicitly said it shouldn't be Indian ran because they are dirty. It's like the textbook definition and example of racism.

[sporklemotion]

Any time you have to begin with "'Not to offend anyone," you should just stop there.
Not only is she racist, she is also unclear about how the free market works. How can you dictate who runs a business in your neighborhood-- isn't it about renting the space and starting the company? Perhaps she is a communist? I would ask her.
I will say I haven't heard the phrase "Indian from India" in a while.
There are several Indian-run businesses in my town. Some are meticulous, some run-down, but I don't think that has to do with the nationality of the owners.

[sonrisa]

Jul 25, 2014 12:02:38 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

 Perhaps she is a communist? I would ask her.

Now we are maligning communists? Communism had many problems but it wasn't inherently racist. Are you thinking of totalitarianism?

[suzyp]

The most frightening thing is that she's racist but doesn't believe she is - like these are completely non-racist, factual statements.

[dexteroni]

Jul 25, 2014 12:02:38 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

Any time you have to begin with "'Not to offend anyone," you should just stop there.

The world would be a much nicer place if everyone realized this.

[sporklemotion]

Jul 25, 2014 12:17:27 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Jul 25, 2014 12:02:38 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

 Perhaps she is a communist? I would ask her.

Now we are maligning communists? Communism had many problems but it wasn't inherently racist. Are you thinking of totalitarianism?

I was thinking more in terms of state involvement in market activities and being involved in who does what job?  Because of her sense that they shouldn't "let" certain people run the business. It was supposed to be a joke, but I guess it fell flat.  
I wouldn't malign communists, anyway.  I have strong socialist tendencies. 

[sonrisa]

sporklemotion: I'm just giving you a hard time ;-)

[thatgirl2478]

Jul 25, 2014 11:06:47 GMT -5 emjacobs said:

So there is this gas station that we go to all the time from work. There is a man of middle eastern descent that owns the place and works there. They have clean bathrooms and good tater tots.

That's all I have.

Same.  Except the Tater Tots... I don't know if our gas station has Tater Tots...

[sporklemotion]

That's cool, sonrisa. I was thinking, "maybe I should have led with 'not to offend anyone...'."
And not to offend anyone or derail the discussion, but how many of you buy tater tots at your local gas stations? That is not where I would shop for them.