Hurray for middle-aged white women!

mattslope · 11-04-2009, 01:55 PM

*The following is a story written by someone else

(A young man asks for a ticket for an R-rated movie and hands me his ID. I’m about to sell him the ticket when the lady behind him speaks up.)

Lady: “Wait! That picture in the ID doesn’t look like him at all!”

(I look at the ID. It appears he’s been sick since the photo was taken, but it’s clearly the same guy.)

Me: “Well, ma’am, I’m fairly certain that this is the correct ID. Now, if you’d just step up–”

Lady: “No! You can’t sell to someone with a fake ID. He could be a terrorist, for God’s sake! You should call the police!”

Me: “Ma’am, that is definitely not necessary. I am responsible for checking identification, and I–”

Lady: “I need to talk to your manager!”

(I begin to respond, but the guy politely waves me off and turns to the woman.)

Man: “Miss, I have another photo ID here, with a more recent picture. Do you think this matches?”

(He pulls a card out of his wallet and hands it to her. She goes completely white.)

Lady: “Well… um… yes, that’s, uh, fine!”

(She squirms for a moment, then exclaims, “I’ll be right back!” She drops the card and leaves the theater in a hurry. I give the guy his ticket.)

Me: “What was that you showed her?”

Man: “Oh, my handgun permit.”

OiBoyz · 11-04-2009, 01:58 PM

How do you know her age and ethnicity?

**tmlfan123** · 11-04-2009, 02:00 PM

Hurray for middle-aged white men posting about middle-aged white women!

mattslope · 11-04-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OiBoyz

How do you know her age and ethnicity?

It's like asking a gear-head how he knows whether it's a Ferrari 3.5 liter 5 valve per cylinder V8 that is trumpeting in the distance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmlfan123

Hurray for middle-aged white men posting about middle-aged white women!

I know my fate.

jthomas1600 · 11-04-2009, 05:10 PM

I rather like middle aged white women. I happen to be married to one.

Gwenny · 11-04-2009, 05:13 PM

To be fair, anyone can be ignorant. It doesn't matter their gender or the color of their skin. The point I think of that story is that people need more community involvement and interaction to see that there are other cultures besides their own in the world. If you hold on stereotypes, generalizations, and irrational fears about a culture you will never know how truly wonderful most of the people from that culture are.