My alarm failed to go off this morning in the usual fashion; it went off at 7 am, I hit the switch and rolled over. Next thing I know it's 9:20. Figuring I was either destined to be successful or not I went through the motions of getting out the door and to the store. I had 3 stores in mind, I had planned on cruising by and seeing what the lines were like at each store. When I got to the first one there was no line at 9:55 with the store opening at 10:00 so I stopped. Parking right outside the strip mall store I could see it was just the two employees inside, strolled over and waited for them to open the door. I couldn't believe it. I was first in line? I had to confirm the store opening time... yup, right there in the window it said the store hours 10-9. In the next minute five more people showed up. The store manager came out and told us he'd check the computer because he wasn't sure he had any preorders left. I said what the hell are you talking about, the store isn't open yett, how could you be out of pre-orders!! He continued ignoring us and locked the door. I was furious. He comes out 10 minutes later to let us in and advises they have 3 pre-orders left. He then tries telling us that they had let the line of people waiting outside in when they showed up for work at 9. Sorry, I don't buy it. One guy was demanding to know the managers name, district managers contact info, and was told they don't give out that info, the cashier gave him the customer service number and said good luck. This type of treatment to customers is why people avoid Best Buy, but I'm hoping there are specials out there or at least a ready supply of product at another store so I can cancel my pre-order with EBGames / Gamestop.
Every skin color version of the human race has been a slave at one point or another. The only reason slavery in the US is a social issue now is because people don't have more pressing issues to deal with, like daily survival. People need to focus on more important things than past injustices. Ignore those that you don't agree with and society will either support them despite you or they will turn a deaf ear on their views. Either way, I'm so freaking tired of a handful of people shouting the loudest and getting their way because of the social pressure requiring people to conform to mob rule and/or get along at all costs. Compromise isn't about a vocal minority getting everything their way.
Another of the responses on this thread talk about how every advertisement today features multiple races. How many have noticed that the majority of those advertisements features white males as the fool, dupe, schlep, bafoon, etc ? There isn't equality amoung the races in this country, society has gone way past equal and into white = lesser. It is because of this that I cringe when I hear any outcries of racism. I never owned slaves. My family as far back as we can trace never owned slaves. Some in my family came over to this country as indentured servants (read up on the conditions to see how much that varied from slavery). Yet each day I have to deal with the results of other peoples past actions. Stop judging me because of my skin color. Judging me based upon my skin color makes you a racist.
As for a reference point, yes, I am a white male. I lived in Detroit until I was 25. I was the minority and dealt with racism daily.
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My alarm failed to go off this morning in the usual fashion; it went off at 7 am, I hit the switch and rolled over. Next thing I know it's 9:20. Figuring I was either destined to be successful or not I went through the motions of getting out the door and to the store. I had 3 stores in mind, I had planned on cruising by and seeing what the lines were like at each store. When I got to the first one there was no line at 9:55 with the store opening at 10:00 so I stopped. Parking right outside the strip mall store I could see it was just the two employees inside, strolled over and waited for them to open the door. I couldn't believe it. I was first in line? I had to confirm the store opening time... yup, right there in the window it said the store hours 10-9. In the next minute five more people showed up. The store manager came out and told us he'd check the computer because he wasn't sure he had any preorders left. I said what the hell are you talking about, the store isn't open yett, how could you be out of pre-orders!! He continued ignoring us and locked the door. I was furious. He comes out 10 minutes later to let us in and advises they have 3 pre-orders left. He then tries telling us that they had let the line of people waiting outside in when they showed up for work at 9. Sorry, I don't buy it. One guy was demanding to know the managers name, district managers contact info, and was told they don't give out that info, the cashier gave him the customer service number and said good luck. This type of treatment to customers is why people avoid Best Buy, but I'm hoping there are specials out there or at least a ready supply of product at another store so I can cancel my pre-order with EBGames / Gamestop.
Another of the responses on this thread talk about how every advertisement today features multiple races. How many have noticed that the majority of those advertisements features white males as the fool, dupe, schlep, bafoon, etc ? There isn't equality amoung the races in this country, society has gone way past equal and into white = lesser. It is because of this that I cringe when I hear any outcries of racism. I never owned slaves. My family as far back as we can trace never owned slaves. Some in my family came over to this country as indentured servants (read up on the conditions to see how much that varied from slavery). Yet each day I have to deal with the results of other peoples past actions. Stop judging me because of my skin color. Judging me based upon my skin color makes you a racist.
As for a reference point, yes, I am a white male. I lived in Detroit until I was 25. I was the minority and dealt with racism daily.