A couple month ago, I forgot my mask while grocery shopping. Walked in, the person responsible for making sure people wear their masks looked at me and then looked away. I was speaking on the phone at the time so I didn't think about it...
Door leads into the vegetable department or w/e, everyone is looking at me, but I don't take notice of that right away because I'm darker than most people in my hood. Par for the course. But as soon as I look down at the apples, I realize I can smell them. Oh, and my face feels bare. Oh shit, I don't have a mask on... the looks, the awkward fear from the door greeter, it all makes sense now.
I run out of the grocery store, embarrassed that I forgot my mask. My first thought was, oh wow, they think I'm an anti-masker... and then, because I'm black, quickly realized why I didn't get the equal treatment of refusal into the store... they're afraid to stop me. The whole thing was weirdly fucked up.
Edit: Well, this has some upvotes so I might as well edit: No need for a BLM movement if people with guns were trained not to react like people without guns. Those without, are reflected in my story... and I think that story isn't uncommon.
haha-hehe-haha-ho on August 20th, 2020 at 20:55 UTC »
Dicks popping out at Walmart is probably more common than they realize.
EcstaticActionAtTen on August 20th, 2020 at 20:56 UTC »
Yo, I walked like 2 steps into a Walmart and realized I didn't take my mask outta my car!
darkfires on August 20th, 2020 at 21:37 UTC »
A couple month ago, I forgot my mask while grocery shopping. Walked in, the person responsible for making sure people wear their masks looked at me and then looked away. I was speaking on the phone at the time so I didn't think about it...
Door leads into the vegetable department or w/e, everyone is looking at me, but I don't take notice of that right away because I'm darker than most people in my hood. Par for the course. But as soon as I look down at the apples, I realize I can smell them. Oh, and my face feels bare. Oh shit, I don't have a mask on... the looks, the awkward fear from the door greeter, it all makes sense now.
I run out of the grocery store, embarrassed that I forgot my mask. My first thought was, oh wow, they think I'm an anti-masker... and then, because I'm black, quickly realized why I didn't get the equal treatment of refusal into the store... they're afraid to stop me. The whole thing was weirdly fucked up.
Edit: Well, this has some upvotes so I might as well edit: No need for a BLM movement if people with guns were trained not to react like people without guns. Those without, are reflected in my story... and I think that story isn't uncommon.