Saturday, October 01, 2011

Racism lives on in The OC

Today I was driving home from work, waiting at the light to turn left near Sterling liquor on Newland and Heil. There was a man crossing the street, taking his time, while yapping on the phone, and another car also waiting for that man to cross, so that driver could turn right onto Newland. Someone behind me honked, and I put my hand out and gave that driver the customary SHAKA, and proceeded to turn left. Well the driver who turned right, caught up to me at the bottom of the hill, near Nady's market, and proceeded to scream at me. "I was waiting for the guy to cross, YOU DAMN SLANT EYED MOTHER FUCKER," I calmly looked at the guy and said. "I wasn't the person who honked. You got beef? Take it up with the driver behind me" Then the guy in the back seat of the car got all apologetic and said, "Really? I am so sorry, and proceeded to try and shake my hand.

Nothing surprises me anymore in Orange County, having lived in this place for most of my adult life, but for a bunch of rednecks (I know it is a stereotype, but they sure as heck looked AND acted like rednecks) to call me a damn slant eyed mother fucker, for something that I didn't do, and then proceed to apologize and try to shake my hand, well, that just takes the CAKE. That is the funniest shit. I look forward to my MOVE to Hawaii, as soon as my oldest son grows up and gets a full time job. After he graduates from college.