Sunday, February 25, 2007

O' how I do hate racists!!

So, to get through with all the possible questions that may occur during the course of this blog, I should state some basic facts that will help anyone that has the testicular fortitude to continue to read these snippets, on a regular basis.
(1) I am a restaurant manager
(2) I am married w/child
(3) I can comfortably say that I LOVE children, and not in a weird creepy way, and look forward to the future they will bring.
(4) Absolutely, without question, have possibly a unhealthy dislike for all people who dislike someone due to the color of their skin!
I, myself, being of Anglo-Saxon dissent, may have a few people out their who find that hard to believe, but trust me in this one thought: Their is good in everybody, except racism, even in its smallest form.
I will take you on a journey that takes place this past weekend, where I happened upon not one, but two instances in one day at my restaurant.
ONE: I arrive at work around 2:30 for my 3pm shift.(hey don't judge me because my momma raised my right!) Upon "releasing the hounds" inside my clean, yet homey restrooms, I began the daily task of checking the bathroom, as a whole, before traipsing off to my other duties.
AS I open the door of one of my two stalls, I come face to face with the abrasive fact that someone apparently does not care to fondly of all people who fall under the title of the "N" word.** Now, I just don't mean it was written, but written in bold, large uncompromising letters. Not once, but twice. Then if the distasteful, if not poorly verbalized statements, were not enough, the same person(s) felt it necessary to take to artfully portraying these same someones carefully acting out a certain oral fixation on the door to the stall.
Now, this was bad! If that weren't bad enough, these same people, who are about as useful as the sweat that generates off my "boys" between my legs, felt it necessary to duplicate these same ill thoughts on the walls and door of the other stall.
Now vandalism can be dealt with in small amounts I am sure, but I HAVE KIDS THAT PISS IN THAT STALL!!, I HAVE PARENTS, THAT DO NOT HATE, PISS IN THAT STALL, ....sorry......So after the shock value wears off, I begin the process of removing the unoriginal graffiti off my walls. After a coat of paint is removed from the walls, I can rest easier that no one will be tainted from these narrow minded thoughts.
** As a side note, just for those of you that made it this far, a simple note to the above paragraphs. The "N" word can apply to all ignorant people who believe they are better that someone else. Whether you belong to a three "same" lettered group, a bastardized symbol stolen from ancient Egypt, or ENTER HATER GROUP NAME HERE:, it all adds up to one thing...stupidity...............Alas I digress. On with the show......
TWO: As the course of the evening wraps up, I had a table of irate guests who were not pleased with the service that they received. I spoke politely, and assured them that their satisfaction was our number one goal, and that I hoped they came back again, to give us another try. They seemed appeased, they said thank you, but apparently the discussion that took place between me and the FANTASTIC, UPSTANDING individuals at table 26 did nothing to quench their racist upbringing. Upon leaving these people, who are about as useful as the hair that grows on my butt, simplified the entire episode as, and I quote, "its o.k., shes nothing but a incompetent Jap"................. Are you freaking kidding me?!?! You had to take it there? Why not, "she had a off day", or, "well, we just won't ask for her the next time". You had to make the racist comment. I am sure she did not mean anything by not running the 4/40 in 5 seconds to retrieve the glass of water you requested on one of the numerous passes she made to your table because the amount of condiments available on our tables was insufficient for your needs of the night. Or that you did not have a ashtray, in which to smoke a cigarette half-way through your meal, available when the dim light inside the the worthless pile of jelly that sits atop your extremely overweight yet somehow feminine shoulders went off. Or maybe, your just felt bad because you just didn't feel pretty today, due to the dusty haze that covers the single tooth inside that purty mouth of yours, or you were sure that the halter top that looked smashing on you at home, did little to cover the obscene amount of gut that leaked out of all sides.
Whatever the case, it did nothing to correct the problem, but make it worse.

At this point I would like to pause and take a moment to state that if anyone reading this post has become offended: Good. So was I, and I had a front row seat to the entire evening. To all you haters out there, grow up and LET.. IT... GO!

In summation, this is just my first entry folks! It could get a lot worse, or it could get real good. If I get this worked up over poor upbringing, imagine what I will say when I get on the subject of the inner workings of my restaurant, my boss, the way my underwear just don't support me the way they use to, why it gets harder to aim, is the hole getting smaller?, or do I just not challenge myself enough. I mean HEY! there will be some good stuff too! I mean don't prejudge the topic of this post to set the precedence for the rest to come. Check back and see what I stand upon my soap box about next time.
-QCR

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This post is a great start. I so agree with you. I am waiting for more.