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ORIGINAL: Level

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hlen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00vjBqHRtI

Is this the one you meant?

Yes. Thank you, hlen :)

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ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda

Actually, it's starting to sound like the old guy might have started the whole thing. One witness is reporting that it all started when he asked the black kid, "How much to shine my shoes?" or something along those lines. If that's true, you've got to expect a reaction out of someone when you do that. 

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ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda

Actually, it's starting to sound like the old guy might have started the whole thing. One witness is reporting that it all started when he asked the black kid, "How much to shine my shoes?" or something along those lines. If that's true, you've got to expect a reaction out of someone when you do that. 

Exactly.  It's on the video.  If you just walk up to a random back man and start asking about a shoe shine how would you actually expect him to react?  The people posting in glee about how funny this is all seem to have missed that point. 

So a person sitting on a bus who gets an obvious race baiting statement tossed in his face is a punk?  Of course the person who instigated the mess is some kind of hero. 

Some I would expect that reaction from and they didn't disappoint.  Others of you I am ashamed of.

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Shinning shoes is "racist" now?
Me and my brother used to shine shoes in Boston when we were kids and we made good money at it too!
We'd have to move every few hours because of the cops telling us to move along but that was before we knew about "payola."
Two "White Irish" kids shinning shoes, is that "racist" too?

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Shinning shoes is "racist" now?
Me and my brother used to shine shoes in Boston when we were kids and we made good money at it too!
We'd have to move every few hours because of the cops telling us to move along but that was before we knew about "payola."
Two "White Irish" kids shinning shoes, is that "racist" too?

Now I could launch into some history lesson about racial stereotypes and imagery from vaudeville to the present, but if need it explained it to you then you simply don't want to understand.

That having been said, he had every right to be offended. He did not have every right to accost the man physically, and that is a lesson I hope he learned well.

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Shinning shoes is "racist" now?
Me and my brother used to shine shoes in Boston when we were kids and we made good money at it too!
We'd have to move every few hours because of the cops telling us to move along but that was before we knew about "payola."
Two "White Irish" kids shinning shoes, is that "racist" too?

Now I could launch into some history lesson about racial stereotypes and imagery from vaudeville to the present, but if need it explained it to you then you simply don't want to understand.

That having been said, he had every right to be offended. He did not have every right to accost the man physically, and that is a lesson I hope he learned well.

Violet, I dissagree, there's nothing dishonerable about hard work.