tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post78958570638865269..comments2023-09-14T12:49:51.466-06:00Comments on Spirit of Saint Lewis: Open Mouth, Insert Foot -- Discrimination 101A Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-4742917832112109372009-05-04T09:36:00.000-06:002009-05-04T09:36:00.000-06:00Don't worry about the diarrhea. It always ebbs and...Don't worry about the diarrhea. It always ebbs and flows. You did good.<br /><br /><I>"...like a whore roping her trick down to the bed."</I> I couldn't stop laughing when you said that.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884928698586182128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-31656130568611429062009-05-03T09:00:00.000-06:002009-05-03T09:00:00.000-06:00Indeed good for you
and even better that your supe...Indeed good for you<br />and even better that your supervisor stood up for you!Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-8077390640153866512009-05-03T08:37:00.000-06:002009-05-03T08:37:00.000-06:00What a PIG!! You had every right to spit...That ar...What a PIG!! You had every right to spit...That arrogance is why there is so much conflict between gender, nationality etc etc.<br /><br />Hell I would not have even offered him a bite to eat!Sh@neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692779069013864205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-31919857129109421202009-05-03T08:09:00.000-06:002009-05-03T08:09:00.000-06:00You go gurlll!!You go gurlll!!Cincinnati NAMjAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059276750066289093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-63381109333796177842009-05-02T20:44:00.000-06:002009-05-02T20:44:00.000-06:00do i think you were ornery or out-of-line? not at...do i think you were ornery or out-of-line? not at all, brother dear. i hear so many crappy comments every day, it's hard to keep up with them all. thanks for standing your ground with the sad, stupid, pea-brain "assweasels". i'm proud of you all the time.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765686511785027829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-35781712985503956842009-05-02T00:16:00.000-06:002009-05-02T00:16:00.000-06:00I have just been on a course about working with pe...I have just been on a course about working with people from all over the world. We have been taught that people from different cultures sometimes behave differently because of their cultural background (something that's pretty obvious). Isn't this just what the pilot was expressing? <br /><br />Racial discrimination is wrong, but it doesn't mean that cultural differences don't exist (though actually the standard east Asian cultural stereotype would have had her wait when maybe she shouldn't). <br /><br />What exactly was the "slur"? What it simply using the word 'Oriental'? Or it saying that 'Orientals' are less likely to hang around waiting for pilots to finish? Or was it just imply that the woman may act in a different way because she's from a different culture? <br /><br />Of course, from your blog I can't tell what tone of voice the FAA guy spoke in - and the tone of voice (was he sneery?) quite possibly said it all. <br /><br />I suspect your best response would have been to say "An Oriental thing? Why do you say that?" and to opened a dialog with him. As it is, the guy probably immediately went on the defensive and mentally dismissed you as a ranter.<br /><br />SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-89647053273270975012009-05-01T23:00:00.000-06:002009-05-01T23:00:00.000-06:00YES! In a world of armchair activists, you stand a...YES! In a world of armchair activists, you stand and take a risk to actually speak out against discrimination that is so prevalent in out society that it is more of a threat and a "pandemic" than the swine flu!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-46994818801365451782009-05-01T14:04:00.000-06:002009-05-01T14:04:00.000-06:00Lewis, so proud of you. We should all stand tall ...Lewis, so proud of you. We should all stand tall and stop these ugly behaviors in our society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-39994538749262001892009-05-01T11:31:00.000-06:002009-05-01T11:31:00.000-06:00You are a class act and I love ya man! I do the sa...You are a class act and I love ya man! I do the same thing too...sometimes my mouth gets ahead of itself but it was all good....we all love you and your mouth too! :-)RADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327199086953530789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-14616333508120079512009-05-01T10:40:00.000-06:002009-05-01T10:40:00.000-06:00You're too polite.
I would've let him have it wit...You're too polite.<br /><br />I would've let him have it with both guns blazing.<br /><br />Thanks for the support. :)Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000525378017961784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-54669867162469544852009-05-01T06:57:00.000-06:002009-05-01T06:57:00.000-06:00Sometimes you just have to do the right thing. I ...Sometimes you just have to do the right thing. I think you are a hero, Lewis!<br />We had a customer say to some of our staff at Elephants- "you used to have cute girls on your staff...now it seems like just a bunch of little fudge packers" (for real). This was reported to me & the next time I saw him, (he was a daily regular) I told him he was 86-ed...forever.<br />He called & complained to the owners, who stuck by my decision, but I did sweat it out.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967985806955115917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-35932168604776166072009-05-01T06:04:00.000-06:002009-05-01T06:04:00.000-06:00What a douchebag. I got pissed off at my mom yeste...What a douchebag. I got pissed off at my mom yesterday (she's quintessential OC) as she referred to the LA Times as a "liberal rag". I told her she can say that about a respected journalistic publication and she said, "It's my OPINION and I can say what I want!" <br /><br />I told her she sounded like an idiot and that opinions should be backed up by supporting FACTS. I don't know why I'm saying this, probably since I can't on my own blog since she reads it. <br /><br />I always feel dirty when I'm in Orange County. Especially John Wayne airport.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-51719887804869934372009-05-01T05:43:00.000-06:002009-05-01T05:43:00.000-06:00I hope you report him to his supervisor. His cond...I hope you report him to his supervisor. His conduct and conversation are very unprofessional. I think you did the right thing.Lemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397995062492531171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-27642278007897194832009-05-01T03:34:00.000-06:002009-05-01T03:34:00.000-06:00you did the right thing, lewis...and hopefully you...you did the right thing, lewis...and hopefully your supervisor will have your back if this assweasel tries to call you out.<br /><br />I once had a UPS driver make some hideous comments (read: anti-gay) about a fellow driver. after he left my office, I was so bothered by what was said that I called my UPS sales manager and reported the driver. said driver no longer works for UPS.<br /><br />the hatred is out there...and DEMANDS we speak truth to power!anne marie in phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-28306141383262142952009-05-01T00:21:00.000-06:002009-05-01T00:21:00.000-06:00Will you be my friend?Will you be my friend?wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-18352282361082000942009-04-30T20:51:00.000-06:002009-04-30T20:51:00.000-06:00You did a wonderful thing Arnie. I'm very blessed ...You did a wonderful thing Arnie. I'm very blessed that I don't hear stuff like that, as least I don't recall.<br /><br />I don't even know how I would react if I hear that coming from a stranger's mouth. That is just rude with no common decency. I think sometimes people just refuse to learn because it's easier for them to simply stick to their old ways.<br /><br />Thank you Arnie. You're the best!! xo, rr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00604234827507126393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-77910122827305178292009-04-30T20:17:00.000-06:002009-04-30T20:17:00.000-06:00Good for you, bravo! One of the reasons that kind ...Good for you, bravo! One of the reasons that kind of crap is so prevalent is that too many people just let it pass. Thanks for not being one of them.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341753924567212850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-86380606886432007782009-04-30T20:06:00.000-06:002009-04-30T20:06:00.000-06:00I hope you report him. Orange County. Geez.I hope you report him. Orange County. Geez.TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-49929262012453142602009-04-30T18:58:00.000-06:002009-04-30T18:58:00.000-06:00Overreacting would be punching the racist doucheba...Overreacting would be punching the racist douchebag in the face. I think you handled it just fine!Dave2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15376066552003396828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-42736805645207717962009-04-30T18:47:00.000-06:002009-04-30T18:47:00.000-06:00Let's get one thing straight here: YOU DID NOT OVE...Let's get one thing straight here: YOU DID NOT OVERREACT! THANK YOU for standing up to him and for telling him what he needed to hear. You were 100% right and he was being a totally bigoted asshole. Period.<br /><br />Sexy. Smart. Brave. is there a positive quality you DON'T exude?Breenlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317914861018120156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-78719561660108559742009-04-30T18:36:00.000-06:002009-04-30T18:36:00.000-06:00Good for you! Too bad you couldn't have thrown him...Good for you! Too bad you couldn't have thrown him out a door during the flight! Oops! did I say that out loud?Ultra Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972162933530146298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-21990242808495795872009-04-30T17:56:00.000-06:002009-04-30T17:56:00.000-06:00Lewis, you are really my hero. You don't even wan...Lewis, you are really my hero. You don't even want to know what people say to me or about me as I walk out of the room!! People really need to get their heads out of their asses. Thanks so much for saying something to the FAA dude. Hugs to you!! It is time to get together for dinner!!<br />LilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com