Cos I Is Black!!!

So I pop into my regular drinking hole to see who's about, and to kill some time while I wait for a taxi. It's very busy and I'm stood near the door when a very, very drunk girl shuffles about in front of me and drops her cigarette at my feet. She stumbles to pick it up and I chuckle to myself at the state she's in. She laughs back and acknowledges it's time for her to head home....

As she walks out the door with her friend, two guys walk in. Her friend carries on out the door and they seem to try pull her back in. I can see her saying she wants to go and one of the guys moves on. The other carries on pulling her back in and steering her towards a seat. She looks over at me and I make it clear I can see what's going on. The guys then starts to push her into the chair. Not violent, but in the state she's in the slightest of touches is enough to push her over. So I ask if she's ok....

Straight away the guy is face to face and asking what my problem is. I ignore him and ask her again if she's ok. He starts shouting at me asking what my problem is. I explain, no problem I'm just checking she's ok as he'd seemed to stop her leaving when she wanted to. He then starts shouting off about how I don't know him and how dare I accuse him of anything. What kind of a man am I to put my nose in his business. Points out for all I know they're best mates, married, brother and sister etc...
Fair enough I say. But explain that all I've seen is her trying to leave with her friend, and him stopping her when she's in a very bad state. Surely if he is her friend he should be happy I'm checking she's ok. And use his "what kind of man am I...." line and say what kind of man would I be to not check she's ok? And the fact it's happening in front of me makes it my business.
All the time I try to keep it friendly.

The guy then starts shouting it's because I'm "A fucking racist" and it's because he's black! My reaction was shock and well, to laugh. "You're having a laugh right? I don't care if you're black, white, yellow, blue or green, I'd still ask if she's ok." I also explain I'm occasional staff in the venue and my brother is the manager, so I'm just checking she's ok.

His mates start to come over and I think I'm about to get a kicking but luckily they appologise for him saying he's very drunk and pull him away.

I spend the next 5 min's waiting for my taxi with him eye balling me and muttering under his breath.

Few days later and I still can't belive it.

 

Stupidity transcends race!

Don't worry about it, society is going to hell in a hand cart.

 

An all too common occurence MO. As always a few rudeboys making a bad name for coloured folk by playing the race card with no foundation.
The thing is, a lot of people aren't as tolerant as you and would've lamped the bloke thus starting a huge 'racially motivated' scrap (which no doubt would have ended up in the local paper adding more chips to shoulders).
Lucky his mates had more sense.

Just out of interest, what happened to the girl?

 

Well done on making it your business and keeping your cool.

The problem is too much alcohol. It is that simple.

 

I think you did very well MO.

As Andy says, it's too easy for some people to play the race card. Just try working at Tesco's, I don't, but I'm lead to believe that it happens every day. It seems that for certain people it's either difficult to accept the problem might lie with them, or it provides the easy way out. As soon as the race card is played a lot of Customer Services staff soften their approach.

 

The true pity is how common this kind of thing is. Seems noone's entitled to say anything to anyone about anything without risking combat.

 

I agree.

MO, you should cut down.



-- Ian

 

Hi,

That's one of favourite songs from way back.

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Well done and congratulations on being a true gentleman.

I guess you risked a kicking,totally wrongly of course, but I think perhpts you did, so well done again. I'm sure the girl(s) will have apprecaitred your kindness.

 

You did the right thing, but sometimes it turns against us...

Here in Riga, I am in this disco, there was a girl alone and so drunk she could barely stand, I suggested that she goes home, she was rude, everybody start looking at me like I am a weirdo, me trying to explain, but they didnt understand English, very embarassing...

Never went back to that place...

 

I applaud you for your actions and hope that I would have done the same but every now and then the thoughts of what happened to James Oyebola and others creep into my mind and I fear if I thought too much about things my resolve might crumble.

 

sadly that sight is all too common in the uk these days...

 

What people no understanding English !

 

Hi. I had a taxi on the way so left shortly after. I pointed her out to my brother, and the door staff to keep an eye on. She left not long after me with a couple of friends.

I could have had the guy kicked out, but thought with him shouting his head off about me being racist, he'd continue to do so when being kicked out. Not worth escelating the situation.

I wonder what joy's tonight shall bring....

 

You can please some of the people some of the time, Antonio....