spndnchz Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Post it on Twitter... #Imaracist #theyalllookalike Where's this come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 I would rock the romper. I have great legs. Finally, a way to show off my Marching Band Calves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Where's this come from? Looks like we've got a real winner right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFanInRochester Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Looks like we've got a real winner right there. Where's this come from? shrader made a comment that one of his office mates looks like Doug Whaley... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 And he digs in deeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Finally, a way to show off my Marching Band Calves. Awwww yessssss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFanInRochester Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 And he digs in deeper Shrader, you made the comment. I just brought it to the surface. This Seinfeld episode spells out your next moves, so you can clear your conscience. Next steps: Take a picture of said co-worker for placement on your desk. Seek out new diversified friends to prove you're not racist. Make a blanket statement that you don't see people based on color. Take your exterminator to dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Shrader, you made the comment. I just brought it to the surface. This Seinfeld episode spells out your next moves, so you can clear your conscience. Next steps: Take a picture of said co-worker for placement on your desk. Seek out new diversified friends to prove you're not racist. Make a blanket statement that you don't see people based on color. Take your exterminator to dinner. Not sure if you are trying to be humorous or trying to make Shrader out to be an evil racist, but IMHO you are failing on both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) Shrader, you made the comment. I just brought it to the surface. This Seinfeld episode spells out your next moves, so you can clear your conscience. Next steps: Take a picture of said co-worker for placement on your desk. Seek out new diversified friends to prove you're not racist. Make a blanket statement that you don't see people based on color. Take your exterminator to dinner. I'm not sure what's afoot here. But anyone who thinks that it isn't natural to perceive similarities in people of other ethnicities/races, when people of that ethnicity or race would NOT see the similarity, is fooling him- or herself. I had the good fortune to deal with this in a light, humorous way (I hope) at the supermarket once. I was concentrating hard on a choice of cereals when a black lady, about my age (hey, but I'm sure I have no idea), says at/to me: "Doug?! ... Doug?! Is that YOU?!" I sorta look up toward the voice, and now I'm in a bear hug. "[shrieking] Ahhh! DOUG! Oh my GOD! ..." My name ain't Doug. She realizes I'm not Doug, and now she's MORTIFIED, babbling. I'm never particularly good on my feet like this, but I managed to make her feel a lot better and resolve the situation by quietly remarking: "Don't worry about it - you know what they say about white people all looking alike." That lady laughed and laughed and laughed. As did I, in spite of myself almost. I still see her every now and then at the same neighbourhood grocery - we always exchange a smile and a chuckle. Edited May 23, 2017 by That Aud Smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFanInRochester Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Not sure if you are trying to be humorous or trying to make Shrader out to be an evil racist, but IMHO you are failing on both counts. Now I know you're lying... this was a great Seinfeld episode. And it fits exactly what Shrader said. I am not saying Shrader is a racist, but he made the same comment that a HIGHLY regarded, and successful sitcom had based an episode on. Why am I the bad guy for simply pointing that out? If you do not see the parallels between what he said and that episode, I am speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 LOL I have no idea if that was sarcasm, but it was hilarious either way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Now I know you're lying... this was a great Seinfeld episode. And it fits exactly what Shrader said. I am not saying Shrader is a racist, but he made the same comment that a HIGHLY regarded, and successful sitcom had based an episode on. Why am I the bad guy for simply pointing that out? If you do not see the parallels between what he said and that episode, I am speechless. So, now you are accusing 1 poster here of being a racist and another of being a liar? :huh: Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Put the shovel down. Only one person introduced race into this discussion (hint: it was you). Nowhere in my post is my race or the race of my coworker stated. So that's an awful lot of assuming going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFanInRochester Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 I'm not sure what's afoot here. But anyone who thinks that it isn't natural to perceive similarities in people of other ethnicities/races, when people of that ethnicity or race would NOT see the similarity, is fooling him- or herself. I had the good fortune to deal with this in a light, humorous way (I hope) at the supermarket once. I was concentrating hard on a choice of cereals when a black lady, about my age (hey, but I'm sure I have no idea), says at/to me: "Doug?! ... Doug?! Is that YOU?!" I sorta look up toward the voice, and now I'm in a bear hug. "[shrieking] Ahhh! DOUG! Oh my GOD! ..." My name ain't Doug. She realizes I'm not Doug, and now she's MORTIFIED, babbling. I'm never particularly good on my feet like this, but I managed to make her feel a lot better and resolve the situation by quietly remarking: "Don't worry about it - you know what they say about white people all looking alike." That lady laughed and laughed and laughed. As did I, in spite of myself almost. I still see her every now and then at the same neighbourhood grocery - we always exchange a smile and a chuckle. Handled quite well. I would hope to run into you for that type of reaction, and not get the reaction that I also saw on here. I knew that there was a movie or clip where that very scenario was addressed but I couldn't place it yesterday when I made the initial twitter comment. To find it today and see that it is spot on... But the elephant in the room somehow is me, not Shrader for saying it. Still cannot figure that one out. Just this past week, I was walking up to this guy from behind, and as I started to come around him, he looked like "Mike." So as I walk around him, I said "Hey Mike, what's up, bud?" As I finished my sentence, I realized it wasn't "Mike." I would have said something to address it but his response of "hey buddy, how have you been" just made it even more awkward, and even more humorous. Major difference from Shrader and Aud's situation was that we are/were both white. Culprit is that my vision sucks, and I didn't want to fail to acknowledge "Mike" for fear of being rude. Put the shovel down. Only one person introduced race into this discussion (hint: it was you). Nowhere in my post is my race or the race of my coworker stated. So that's an awful lot of assuming going on. Hey, George, I am assuming that your co-worker is black, since you compared him to another black man. And, I am assuming that you are not black. Can you confirm my suspicions? Funny, George spent the rest of the episode defending that he wasn't a racist, just like you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WildCard Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Mystery Men, now that was a good movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Would you like to know my income while you're at it? That has just as much to do with this as anything else... wait, then again, I was commenting about work, so income is actually slightly related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Handled quite well. I would hope to run into you for that type of reaction, and not get the reaction that I also saw on here. Glad my story made sense. I think you and some other posters are just talking past each other a bit. You had some chance of being correct with "Mike," anyway. Aren't like fully 2% of all male adults named "Michael"? To this day, a buddy of mine delights in being in crowds and shouting out "MIKE! Hey -- MIKE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Wait a minute! Doug Whaley is black?! Holy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 So, now you are accusing 1 poster here of being a racist and another of being a liar? :huh: Wow. Correct. SFiR -- time to chill out a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Wait a minute! Doug Whaley is black?! Holy ######! Now you're going to make me go all out liger. I'm so scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) Another favourite story on race-ethnicity-confusion. As an undergrad, I took an anthropology course with a 60-something, tweedy, super learned, somewhat sanctimonious, out of central casting professor, who was all the rage on campus. I think he even smoked a pipe. One of his areas of expertise was southeast Asia. He was married to a woman born in ... well, born somewhere in that region of the world. Vietnam, maybe. I just don't recall (racist! xenophobic!). Anyway. It was a medium sized lecture hall - probably no more than 50 kids enrolled in the class. And there were two Asian-born women who sat in the rear row of the hall/room, on precise opposite sides. To my eye, they looked like they could be related (but, hell, what do I know?!). Professor McTweedy had a seating chart and would call on students occasionally, especially at a raised hand. He always tried to call on these women without reference to the seating chart. You know - to show his ethno-cred. You'd think he could at least go 50-50 on getting the right name. But no. I swear - he batted like .175. By the end of the semester, you could see him enraged with white self-hate as he attempted to call out the correct name, only to fail once again. I felt such a mix of emotions toward that guy. Get over yourself, McTweedy. You're only human - like the rest of us. Edited May 23, 2017 by That Aud Smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Correct. SFiR -- time to chill out a bit. Actually, I have to say that it's funny to sit back and watch someone dig their heels in after saying something stupid. Most of us have probably all been there plenty of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFanInRochester Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Wait a minute! Doug Whaley is black?! Holy ######! :worthy: I guess he is -- I never thought of him like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) SFiR, don't make shrader leave again. shrader, there's a guy at my gym who also looks exactly like Doug Whaley. (He is in fact Doug Whaley, but hey, wanted to make you feel better.) Edited May 23, 2017 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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