Why do I always get to deal with ignorant idiots?
Over the past three days, I've had to deal with two cases of ignorant idiots who they that they are hot shit when they are in reality just shit.
The first incident occurred on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at YMCA Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. I was in the changeroom, changing and getting ready to shower and head to my class at UQAM. In walks this dude with his friends, and they are talking about tattoos and stuff. They were commenting how tattoos are hot, and that girls love guys with tattoos, and thus they started to discuss where they could put tattoos. This dude also had a tattoo of the outline of the Quebec province, with the provincial flag shaded in. He commented how tattoos no longer look hot when you're 50, but for "son pays" (his country), he doesn't care. He also used some expression with "fife" (faggot). I am not sure if he was talking about me, or if it's just part of his natural speech, but I didn't feel comfortable. But then, I don't really have high regard for him, as he's a separatist, and ignorant... I have as much appreciation for separatists as I do for canker sores.
The second incident happened today, June 2, 2007 on the metro (in between the tunnel - while I'm on the metro - between Champ-de-Mars and Place d'Armes). There was this dude, who looked like he hasn't washed for days, but he could be homeless who knows... I don't think so though, as he was with two individuals, one of whom had a bike that blocked passage from one end of the wagon to another. Since I needed to walk through the wagon, I asked politely "excusez-moi" (Excuse me), and he said: "It's no excuse, you're Chinese." When I heard this, I turned around, looked at him and stated firmly: "That was not funny." At this point, he was trying to get me to go over and start a fight, as he stated that "If I have something to say, I should say it to his face." I just got off at the next station and switched into the next wagon, and I continued to do so until I got to the end of the metro.
Why do stupid things not happen to people like this? You know, random huge things dropping out of the sky and flattening these people so that they are as flat as a pancake? I personally don't believe that these people offer anything to society.
Labels: discrimation, life, rants
posted by radoboist @ 8:04 PM
2 Comments:
Damn. I haven't encountered any blatant sexism or racism like that in a long, long time.
I mean, some of my kiddies at school would say things like, "You're Chinese." in an almost questioning kind of way, but nothing demeaning.
In the first situation, I think I would've walked away quietly like you did. But in the second situation, I think I'd be torn between walking away quietly (like you did, which was probably the best thing to do) and saying something back. But what? What could one say that would be both polite yet cutting, without getting yourself into a fight?
Well, I think the fact that I stood up to the dude in the second setting, and stated plainly: "That was not funny." was good enough. Of course, people like that always want to start up crap and get into trouble, and get other people into trouble as well. But the fact that they didn't get the response of someone feeling victimized, and scurrying into a corner is strong enough as an act. The fact that I stood up for myself, was a strong enough message, to let them know that at least one person will not tolerate comments like that.
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