Saturday, May 31, 2008

Am I welcome?

As I was leaving the college campus yesterday, after straightening out a financial aid mess and scheduling a German CLEP test, I noticed a sign for "Latino's Beauty Salon"

That got me to thinking. Would I be welcome there? Would I have to whip out a picture of my half-Portuguese Dad to be granted service?

What if I opened up a beauty salon right next door to them called "Caucasian's Beauty Salon?" Would I be run out of town on a rail after being tarred and feathered?

Probably.

8 comments:

LBJ said...

Remember years ago at airports, when you were paged they'd yell out over the loudspeaker. . "Mr. Smith - WHITE courtesy phone".

Even that would not likely be politically correct now.

Christina RN LMT said...

Probably! Now they're probably called "beige" or something. Stupid.

Putz said...

college campuses ususlly get away with things the general public can't stand

phlegmfatale said...

OH, DEFINITELY.

Blondefabulous said...

Hmmmmmm.... it's reverse racism I say. I saw alot of that when I lived in Memphis.

breda said...

I had this same question when I was in college - "black student union"? what the heck?

Anonymous said...

White Girl's House of Pain has a nice ring to it....

HollyB said...

I want to start the Over 50 Irish Heritage Women's Shooting Club...who's with me?

Or how about the Fat Broads who THINK, Read, Shoot and are Dahm Club?!