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<blockquote data-quote="toonertoo" data-source="post: 305165" data-attributes="member: 1944"><p>Wow this thread has gotten awfully ugly. </p><p>I must say I use the word boy quite often, having had two of them. I have used it at work to the younger drivers. And I occasionally have been known to call my husband that. </p><p>Im not going to start worrying over every word I say, when I dont use it in a derragatory way. </p><p>If it was meant to annoy, it worked, but maybe its just the way someone talks. I think most of the black males in my building would not think a thing of it. They worry about the same things I do, and have put this crap behind them. I agree with paidslave, I wish that was the worst thing I was ever called. </p><p>I used to get much abuse, from men when I started, mostly on the road, never in the building. Like "here honey, let me take that it looks heavy" and as I hand it to him and he cant handle it, and see him struggle, I just give him a wink and a nod, say thanks bud, and drive away, just like Santa.</p><p>Or why are you taking a mans job, dont you know they have families to feed. Or my favorite, yup every company has to hire them. You make a conscious decision, to tell them off, or laugh and walk away. Idiots will never come to your way of thinking. And besides if everyone was as perfect as you or I how boring would the workd be. Its not worth the stress, what it does to your bp, or to your attitude. Lifes short, shrug off the crap, and remember. The best revenge is doing well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toonertoo, post: 305165, member: 1944"] Wow this thread has gotten awfully ugly. I must say I use the word boy quite often, having had two of them. I have used it at work to the younger drivers. And I occasionally have been known to call my husband that. Im not going to start worrying over every word I say, when I dont use it in a derragatory way. If it was meant to annoy, it worked, but maybe its just the way someone talks. I think most of the black males in my building would not think a thing of it. They worry about the same things I do, and have put this crap behind them. I agree with paidslave, I wish that was the worst thing I was ever called. I used to get much abuse, from men when I started, mostly on the road, never in the building. Like "here honey, let me take that it looks heavy" and as I hand it to him and he cant handle it, and see him struggle, I just give him a wink and a nod, say thanks bud, and drive away, just like Santa. Or why are you taking a mans job, dont you know they have families to feed. Or my favorite, yup every company has to hire them. You make a conscious decision, to tell them off, or laugh and walk away. Idiots will never come to your way of thinking. And besides if everyone was as perfect as you or I how boring would the workd be. Its not worth the stress, what it does to your bp, or to your attitude. Lifes short, shrug off the crap, and remember. The best revenge is doing well. [/QUOTE]
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