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What if your kid was one race, but only wanted to be around white people?
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 552670" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Oh Canadian racism exists..........uh huh.........Ever been to a HOCKEY game????? Yeah.....(nods head slowly) I'll tell you. About RACISM. lol........(grumbles something about Maple leafs .........LOVINGLY.......LOVE ING LEE) lol. ahem. </p><p></p><p>The other day-------I took a call from a woman who was OBVIOUSLY upset about the fact that an officer - a female officer had given her a speeding ticket recently. SO when she saw the officer speeding (and never mind that the officer could have been running code to a situation) she called in to speak to her superior officer......</p><p></p><p>The conversation went something like this </p><p></p><p>I want to report this speeding cop ------female. </p><p></p><p>Okay maam - where was she? </p><p>She was on XX road.</p><p>Okay - what time was this? </p><p>XX oclock - and she was a black woman. </p><p>(Um didn't ask wwhat she looked like but okay ) </p><p>And maam what color was her car) as THIS IS SOP.....color year make .....body....addtl...last seen headed......</p><p></p><p>What does the color of her car have to do with (screamin at me) ANYTHING?????? (exhales) </p><p></p><p>Well Maam its SOP and since you ddin't get the tag or unit number it would tell me who she was. </p><p></p><p>Well I don't know. </p><p></p><p>Well was it black or white? </p><p></p><p>ARE YOU PULLING MY LET? </p><p></p><p>No mam county is black, city is white. (long pause( </p><p></p><p>I don't know. </p><p></p><p>Okay maam......I'll put a call in to both. </p><p></p><p>Well I'm getting ready to join the academy as my major and if this is what I can expect when I get to school - the kind of calibre of person I will be workig with I may consider changing my major. </p><p></p><p>(thinking to myself - I bet that Major changes YOUR calibre - but okay) </p><p></p><p>So I put the call over to my supervisor - who happens to KNOW the officer,,,,,,and when I put that I asked the Color of the car - she fell out of her chair.....laughing. </p><p></p><p>I said WHY? It's SOP. (TRUE it is) </p><p></p><p>SO ........when it got around the room? It was very much appreciated by people because they all ASSUMED the caller was.........white. </p><p></p><p>She was not. </p><p></p><p>She was a Bravo Foxtrot. </p><p></p><p>But they didn't know that either. </p><p></p><p>The whole thing was a very good lesson for everyone. Mostly me. Because I'm never surprised that prejudices still exist even with people that tell you daily - they aren't prejudiced. I still maintain......I am....but mostly against mean people.....lol. And once again - most people are afraid of things that make them uncomfortable......until they get to know them.....and then they're not. </p><p></p><p>Trinny - I love your take on the color and culture are the same.........I'm probably going to borrow that at some point in my life. Tis very true......And a better way of saying - being afraid of the unknown.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 552670, member: 4964"] Oh Canadian racism exists..........uh huh.........Ever been to a HOCKEY game????? Yeah.....(nods head slowly) I'll tell you. About RACISM. lol........(grumbles something about Maple leafs .........LOVINGLY.......LOVE ING LEE) lol. ahem. The other day-------I took a call from a woman who was OBVIOUSLY upset about the fact that an officer - a female officer had given her a speeding ticket recently. SO when she saw the officer speeding (and never mind that the officer could have been running code to a situation) she called in to speak to her superior officer...... The conversation went something like this I want to report this speeding cop ------female. Okay maam - where was she? She was on XX road. Okay - what time was this? XX oclock - and she was a black woman. (Um didn't ask wwhat she looked like but okay ) And maam what color was her car) as THIS IS SOP.....color year make .....body....addtl...last seen headed...... What does the color of her car have to do with (screamin at me) ANYTHING?????? (exhales) Well Maam its SOP and since you ddin't get the tag or unit number it would tell me who she was. Well I don't know. Well was it black or white? ARE YOU PULLING MY LET? No mam county is black, city is white. (long pause( I don't know. Okay maam......I'll put a call in to both. Well I'm getting ready to join the academy as my major and if this is what I can expect when I get to school - the kind of calibre of person I will be workig with I may consider changing my major. (thinking to myself - I bet that Major changes YOUR calibre - but okay) So I put the call over to my supervisor - who happens to KNOW the officer,,,,,,and when I put that I asked the Color of the car - she fell out of her chair.....laughing. I said WHY? It's SOP. (TRUE it is) SO ........when it got around the room? It was very much appreciated by people because they all ASSUMED the caller was.........white. She was not. She was a Bravo Foxtrot. But they didn't know that either. The whole thing was a very good lesson for everyone. Mostly me. Because I'm never surprised that prejudices still exist even with people that tell you daily - they aren't prejudiced. I still maintain......I am....but mostly against mean people.....lol. And once again - most people are afraid of things that make them uncomfortable......until they get to know them.....and then they're not. Trinny - I love your take on the color and culture are the same.........I'm probably going to borrow that at some point in my life. Tis very true......And a better way of saying - being afraid of the unknown. [/QUOTE]
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