treating people differently based on the way they look...
i thought of this topic while i was in the 32 degree cooler today at walmart...
aight, so i'm in the back fridge stocking up the milk, when up comes this
really cute blonde...5' 1"....college chick...possibly USC...
there were some milks that she was unable to reach because they were slid so far back and her arms were too short (how cute! i love tiny chicks!)....since she saw me back there, she asked "excuse me sweety, could you push those half gallon 2 percent milks up so i can get 'em? my little arms are like..
*reaching up like a cute little baby*
...so tiny, dude
tee hee hee." :grin:
so my reponce was "sure! as a matter of fact ma'am, i'm gonna grab you the freshest milk we have back here...here ya go ma'am....this milk isn't due until july 4th! :grin: "
she thanked me for going out of her way for her, and walked away with a smile...
so then like 2 hours later, the milks began to run low again and it got to the point where customers couldn't reach it...
all of a sudden, this real TALL chick (about 5'10") saw me in the back freezer and decided to ask me a question... she was all ghetto...
"scew me.....yall got anay mo' fat free in da gallon" :???:
my reponce:
"nope, sorry" :???:
"oh...well i guess i kuh come back" :???:
my responce:
:???:
okay, BUT right behind me where she couldn't see there was a whole BUTTLOAD of fat free gallon milks...i just didn't feel like going out of my way for her...i mean i was about to leave in about 10 minutes and my arm was a little tired...i know in my heart had it been that hot white chick, i would have defnately got those milks for her...and then magically found a milk that wasn't due until like august something...
so why did i treat her differently? it wasn't because she was ghetto...i live in columbia, this whole city ghetto...not her skin color...nope...i don't hate my own kind...it was simply because i wasn't attracted to HER! ... 2 women, similar problem, different look, different result...
the reason why i thought about this post was because i've been both guilty of a **** of looksism...i ain't all that i'm like 5'6" goofy looking...(but proud, dammit!)...have you ever been guilty of or been the **** of looksism? you ever help a beautiful 5' 0" chick out with an essay while leaving the tall 5'7" chick out in the dust because (ahem) "something came up"?? have you ever just been totally ignored when you walked into a place of buisness because of the way you look or is that just me?
what yall think and what are some yalls testimonies of looksism?
8-)
I'm goin wit King J on this one
sometimes i help the worst lookin around extremely well so the attractive ppl think i'm a great guy :?
is that wrong....i figure its a win-win
Chivalry is not ****. You should have treated the tall lady just as well as you treated the short lady. That would have been the GENTLEMAN thing to do. I dont know about anyone else, but my brother was taught to open doors and pull out chairs for any lady no matter her color, height, or etc....
That didnt seem very relevant.
Yea Im guilty. When I worked in retail, I helped those who LOOKED like they had money, and were actually going to buy something a lot more. If someone looked easy to persuade, I would help them more also.
Not to be stereotypical, BUT White people almost always would spend money, Mexicans rarely would (and if they did, it would be on clearance items), and Black people either steal or buy (but 70% of those who buy, end up bringin Sh*t back for a refund or credit)...And thats just being REAL...
I was giving my opinion about the situation and answering his question like everyone else did. What is irrelevant about that?
Chivalry is not ****. You should have treated the tall lady just as well as you treated the short lady. That would have been the GENTLEMAN thing to do. I dont know about anyone else, but my brother was taught to open doors and pull out chairs for any lady no matter her color, height, or etc....
That didnt seem very relevant.
Yea Im guilty. When I worked in retail, I helped those who LOOKED like they had money, and were actually going to buy something a lot more. If someone looked easy to persuade, I would help them more also.
Not to be stereotypical, BUT White people almost always would spend money, Mexicans rarely would (and if they did, it would be on clearance items), and Black people either steal or buy (but 70% of those who buy, end up bringin Sh*t back for a refund or credit)...And thats just being REAL...
I was giving my opinion about the situation and answering his question like everyone else did. What is irrelevant about that?
Nevermind. Just the fact that you said something about chilvary not being ****. It didn't seem to go with the topic.
^I think she was trying to say that no matter how tall or short a woman is or how attracted he is to her, she is still a woman and should have helped her out with the milk as well. I think that's what's she meant.
I guess that I have a story or two:1.) I was working a regular day at Charlotte Russe and a nice sized woman (about an eight) came into the fitting room entrance to try on clothes. I was nice and even carried a little conversation with her (makin that commission), but then after I helped her into a private fitting room another girl who was a bit heavy set came into the fitting room entrance. I automatically wondered why she was even in the store since we only sell junior sized clothes (no plus-sizes). I gave her a number and put her in a fitting room without even caring about being nice...since she wasn't gonna buy the clothes any way. She came in the fitting room with like a size 8 pants knowing damn well she is like a 16. I have nothing against plus sized women, but I hate to see them buying or wearing clothes that don't even fit their bodies. ( I know that they be uncomfortable, but some people be in denial about their size.2.) It was a normal day at work again, but today somethin was in the air cause guys kept trying to talk to me while I was in my store. ( In the front display area)One guy who was **** **** ( I'm sorry for that, but dammit he was) came in thinking that he was the sh!t or something tryin to mack me. We have headsets on and so on the low I called one of my co-workers to come tell me that I needed to do somethin so that I could get away from the guy cause his a** was persistent. The very same day a nice lookin guy came into the store tryin to mack me, but I blushed and nicely declined his date offer. I know that I was wrong for some of the things I've done with pre-judging people, but I learned from it and it's over and done with now.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I always get treated well because I'm pretty. I mean girls always give me employee discounts, free stuff, whatever. So yeah, I get treated better than the **** people wherever I go and I even am guilty of lookism and treat **** people poorly sometimes.... But that's cool.
I guess that I have a story or two:1.) I was working a regular day at Charlotte Russe and a nice sized woman (about an eight) came into the fitting room entrance to try on clothes. I was nice and even carried a little conversation with her (makin that commission), but then after I helped her into a private fitting room another girl who was a bit heavy set came into the fitting room entrance. I automatically wondered why she was even in the store since we only sell junior sized clothes (no plus-sizes). I gave her a number and put her in a fitting room without even caring about being nice...since she wasn't gonna buy the clothes any way. She came in the fitting room with like a size 8 pants knowing damn well she is like a 16. I have nothing against plus sized women, but I hate to see them buying or wearing clothes that don't even fit their bodies. ( I know that they be uncomfortable, but some people be in denial about their size.2.) It was a normal day at work again, but today somethin was in the air cause guys kept trying to talk to me while I was in my store. ( In the front display area)One guy who was **** **** ( I'm sorry for that, but dammit he was) came in thinking that he was the sh!t or something tryin to mack me. We have headsets on and so on the low I called one of my co-workers to come tell me that I needed to do somethin so that I could get away from the guy cause his a** was persistent. The very same day a nice lookin guy came into the store tryin to mack me, but I blushed and nicely declined his date offer. I know that I was wrong for some of the things I've done with pre-judging people, but I learned from it and it's over and done with now.
