Current mood:

from now on i'm a hamster.

FUCK HUMANITY.
Today at work I had to deal with

1) an angry asshole (incidentally a black woman; this sadly becomes relevant) who accused me of lying and stormed out, followed immediately by

2) a little old lady who, in a misguided attempt to console me, chirped up with some of the most appallingly racist shit I've ever heard. As I gaped at her, literally dumbstruck by the words coming out of her mouth, she kept pouring out this diabtribe of hate. I finally managed, "...can I help you?", completed the transaction, and got her out of the store as quickly as possible.

I later related this exchange with Mom, who got angry with me and told me I shouldn't have reacted AT ALL, not even stunned silence, because said little old lady is a "very good customer" and we couldn't afford to offend HER by being judgmental.

WHAT THE FLAMING BLUE FUCK?

If she had spat on the floor--and I consider gross public displays of racism (or sexism, or other staggeringly blatant expressions of prejudice), socially speaking, on par with that sort of behaviour--I would have fucking well disapproved, because YOU DON'T DO THAT SHIT, not and expect to skip off on your merry way, consequence-free.