Offensive Behavior In Public

The neat thing about assholes is they come in every color of the rainbow.

yeah, she sound like a nutter.

so let's make that crazy asshole.

I worked in a restaurant, and you wouldn't believe the number of times something like this would happen. We were always doing something because of someone's skin color. Working third shift, I could get away with telling people it had nothing to do with skin color and everything to do with acting like a jerk.

Most often they wouldn't know how to respond to that. I don't think they had a lot of people calling them out on that behavior.

What are you all looking at!

Sometimes, once a person's anger is escalated, they unleash it at everyone/anyone around. Maybe the person she really wanted to yell at has learned to ignore her. Thus, she moved on to someone who could not. I hate to see this, especially around children who have to witness this.

In downtown Toronto it's becoming almost common to hear people screaming at no-one in particular.

There are a couple of possible reasons, but mental illness tops the list. Ignoring it is the best way to deal with it--if you try to reply or explain, the person will only yell louder. If I were with kids, I'd explain (later) that some people are mentally ill and can't handle anger, or they've never been taught properly to handle anger, and they're to be pitied. But that's not how we handle it...

Hugs, Julie, and I'm glad things are going a bit better between you and your husband.

Seems there's more and more weirdness and madness going on lately? An entire meltdown of the species?

1. Hispanic family is exiting a local Stater Bros. market. Daddy is tickling Junior, sending him scurrying into the path of an SUV and a Subaru driven by yours, truly.

2. Both drivers stop well short of disaster.

3. Daddy scoops up Junior and waves to drivers. Subaru driver reacts with a disapproving shake of the head.

4. Daddy hands Junior to Mum and shouts, "Is there a problem? Is there a f*ckin' problem?"

5. Subaru driver resists temptation to use Daddy as an example of what might have happened to Junior.

Conclusion: If one believes that race, ethnicity or gender are not excuses for irresponsible behavior, then call me a bigot.

This is a great example of the open fascism that is politcal correctness, you're automatically supposed to be bullied by that accusation regardless of what the truth is.

Personally if I were your husband I would have yelled back "We are black you moron! We're all albinos!", and just walked away.

Tornadoboy said:

Personally if I were your husband I would have yelled back "We are black you moron! We're all albinos!", and just walked away.

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that would just sound dumb.

Bravo said:

that would just sound dumb.

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Hey at that point I would just be fighting not to say something like "Go *BLEEP* yourself you obnoxious *BLEEPITY BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP!"

The kids would have learned a whole dictionary of things that would have made George Carlin blush.

I have two things to add.

My sister-in-law, who is African American, once told me something that made me put things in a different perspective. She said that often it is difficult to decide if the negative reaction you are receiving is because of your own behavior or if it comes from the other person's prejudice.

I currently live and teach on a reservation in North Dakota. I'm white. The student population is 98% Native American. I have observed students who use race as a way to bully teachers. It doesn't work with me. Near the beginning of a new semester, one or two students will test me to see how I will react if they throw down the race card.

Example:

Student: “You’re just saying that cuz I’m Indian.”

My replies: “Yes, because you are the only Indian here and I am targeting you” (all the other students laugh), “You’re just saying that because I’m white”, or “No, it’s just because your name is …, and I can’t stand people named…”

When they see that this tactic doesn’t work, they give it up. We move on and the learning begins. I’m not racist. I’m prejudiced against certain things (just like every other person on the planet). Many of my students have learned to use the race card to manipulate non-native teachers. My sister thinks it works with some people because they haven’t decided if the statement thrown out by the student is true or not.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen why many of my students have this reaction. I’ve seen them be treated terribly when we have been off the reservation (which forces me to have an intense conversation with someone). I once yelled at a group of teenagers at another school for making racist remarks as my students got off the bus (I was at this school early to unload band equipment). I scared the hell out of them. I hope the lesson stuck.

Tornadoboy said:

Hey at that point I was just be fighting not to say something like "Go *BLEEP* yourself you obnoxious *BLEEPITY BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP!"

The kids would have learned a whole dictionary of things that would have made George Carlin blush.

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Fact: George Carlin never blushed. He merely blends in with his environment.

Ageless Stranger said:

Fact: George Carlin never blushed. He merely blends in with his environment.

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Heh heh, boy I miss him.

RIP George

Pfft!

I know all of you are typing slowly because I am blond and can't reed fastly!

Then there's the hobo who came by the theatre on Friday. We didn't open until six, so at about quarter to six, he sat down in front of the locked doors. When he rose again, there was a big puddle where he'd been sitting.

Eeeew!