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Originally Posted by mcrews
read what michelle said about being 'asked for help' at Target.
Had nothing to do w/ being black.
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I read something about that. It was one of those things where I wondered how it got into my news feed. I did not understand why she mentioned it in the first place or why anybody shared it, and at least the part that I read did not include anything like "People still discriminate against me and I am the First Lady!" It just had the boring story.
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
That was part of my point about reality disconnects, or maybe it's more just an obliviousness to how lots of other people live. There's the blanket assumption that being a "professional" means that you naturally go to the sort of upscale hotel, restaurant, or whatever that would have valet parking. Now what with conferences, business meetings, and the like, I've been to a few such places over the years, but they're far from being my natural habitat. So what does that say about a person who can & does frequent such places, yet claims to be a victim of discrimination?
I also can't help but wonder about my chances of even being allowed into many such places, if I went as my normal self. Not high, I think.
Oh, yeah: maybe even better than the being mistaken for an employee trip is the one where you stop to offer some one a hand, and they try to tip you.
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I guess that I have not ever been a professional. I have had a few jobs where I needed to dress the part, but few people respect teachers, and nobody respects substitute teachers.
I have had people try to tip me, not because they thought that I was an employee, though. I have had people ask for help in stores and I always think that it is weird because I am not dressed like the employees, but I help if I can.
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