tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post8121281494370838152..comments2024-03-29T07:55:02.425-07:00Comments on Oddball Observations : Black RobbersCatalysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-75357204624356479082009-02-19T16:53:00.000-07:002009-02-19T16:53:00.000-07:00Ric - That's hilarious. AND almost identical to a...Ric - That's hilarious. AND almost identical to a story that happened to SWMBO before I knew her. She dated a very big black man for awhile and when he pulled up alongside a car with a white person in it, they promptly slammed their door lock down. He looked at them and did the same thing to his. Her incident was in Indianapolis, not too far from Flint.<BR/><BR/>Meggie - It is refreshing to hear of people who grew up without the fear of color (or colour).Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-70945486604172118872009-02-19T14:09:00.000-07:002009-02-19T14:09:00.000-07:00Yes, it is a funny story. Ric's is almost as f...Yes, it is a funny story. Ric's is almost as funny!<BR/>I suppose because Pakeha & Maori grew up together in NZ, we don't tend to think about colour much.<BR/>Although, sadly, I think this has changed now.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-34660753945460836072009-02-19T12:44:00.000-07:002009-02-19T12:44:00.000-07:00It was in the early '70's when my mother was drivi...It was in the early '70's when my mother was driving my sister and I somewhere. Racial tensions ran pretty high in Flint, Michigan then (for that matter, still do). We were sitting at a red light when a black guy pulled up on our left. My mom does the classic sneak-the-hand-up-the-door move and locks her door. The black guy, without taking his eyes off the traffic light, sneaks his arm across the front seat and locks his passenger door.<BR/><BR/>As the light turns green, my sister and I are laughing our heads off and the black guy just smiles and waves as he drives off. 30+ years later, we still raz my mom about that.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357023273495828964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-24687453925590754662009-02-19T10:51:00.000-07:002009-02-19T10:51:00.000-07:00Me too!Me too!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-72832399917186373292009-02-19T10:33:00.000-07:002009-02-19T10:33:00.000-07:00I so hope it's true!I so hope it's true!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225908709483096965.post-89909196341780575182009-02-19T10:28:00.000-07:002009-02-19T10:28:00.000-07:00I'm still smiling.I'm still smiling.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.com