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Old 05-03-2004, 12:03 AM  
stevecore
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something i learned today about being white

i went to a furniture place last week to order a new computer desk. i thought i was getting a good deal since it was $20 less than on the manufacturers site plus they paid the tax/shipping.

the place was run by a few vietnamese guys & it just so happens my girlfriend is vietnamese as well. we went in there today and as the guy was talking with her in vietnamese he gave her the "vietnamese" price of $170 compared to the $200 i originally paid.

i find this a lil fucked up, i understand that hey they're both vietnamese & there's some kinship there (he didn't even know her mom purchased all the furniture for her 3 br. house from them) but it's not like i could go into another store and say... "hey man, hook me up with a better price seeing as we're both white".

guess i can (in a small manner of speaking) say i now know what it's like to be discriminated against. discrimination against any race is wrong...it sucks.
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