halfknot

Walking home from work the other day these two black kids were sitting on a stoop and called out "Hey mister!", well the girl did. "Can we use your phone?" So I stopped and went over to them and said "Sure, but I haven't been getting coverage for some reason, but here try." "Wow, thanks." Other kid says "Thank you sir you're really nice." Girl dialing says (it's 6:00) "Yeah, we've been sitting here for like an hour and you're the first person to stop." I'm sure they didn't start asking for a phone 'til they were sitting there for a little while, but still. They were about 9 and 11 I'd say.

Who the hell doesn't stop to help out two young kids? Racist assholes. Sometimes though, it's easy to be just a little bit racist, because this is a situation that doesn't require your attention. You know how it is around here, people walking fast, with a purpose, listening to iPod, always someone bothering you that you have to shrug off. But come on, these were two kids that needed help. You think they would have had to wait so long to get help if they weren't black? Minimal passive racism isn't as horrible as extreme active racism, but it still sucks.

My phone didn't have service, so I told them they could try coming down the street a little ways and see if it worked, but smartly they said it's alright, they'd wait for someone else to stop so they could call their mom. You shouldn't walk off with strangers you know. Especially if it's The Man.