Customers silent as woman called ‘ni**er’ ‘b*tch’ at Starbucks
A Seattle University dean witnessed customers who “sat silently” as this woman was verbally abused.
Click here for reuse options!Dr. Bob Hughes said that he was catching up with a fellow administrator at a local Starbucks when he felt liquid on his right hand that later turned out to be spit from a man who called his friend a “f*cking n*gger bitch.”
“That’s right, f*cking n*gger bitch,” Hughes recalled the man repeating before walking out the door.
“I turned to my colleague and asked if she knew the young man,” Hughes wrote. “She had never seen him. He went outside and stood at the window yelling more comments that we could not hear and finally walked away down the street…
“Everyone else at the café sat silently or went on with their business. In a truly post-racial world, that would not be how things work,” he insisted. “In a post-racial world, that kind of violation would mobilize every person in that space to actively resist an assault on two people – an assault that happened because of our race and because of the gender of my colleague.”
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10 responses to Customers silent as woman called ‘ni**er’ ‘b*tch’ at Starbucks
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Suzanne McFly June 2nd, 2016 at 19:20
The person who did this most likely had mental problems with racist tendencies. It is too far out there to see this as common activity in a cultured, diverse society.
whatthe46 June 2nd, 2016 at 19:25
well, i’ll suggest 3 things going on with this ass. 1. mental issues is a given. 2. racist tendencies is a given. and 3. he’s a tRump fan.
Richard Banville June 2nd, 2016 at 19:40
The main issue isn’t the mentally-deranged individual here, but the fact that witnesses remained silent.
In their defense, they may have felt bad about it, embarrassed and powerless. People often don’t know how to react when they witness something like this. They simply don’t have the strategies on hand.
A simple acknowledgement and offer of help might have sufficed. “I’m sorry, I saw what happened there, and I just wanted to ask if you were okay.”
Unfortunately we are often too isolated from one another to break down those barriers.
Suzanne McFly June 2nd, 2016 at 19:48
I would definitely feel comfortable with approaching after, but while the person is there it may be best to let the situation deescalate before intervening. He may have been armed, or just ready for a fight. Violence would not of solved a thing, but it would of been hard to see this woman have to deal with this situation.
Richard Banville June 2nd, 2016 at 19:52
I agree with that approach. You need to do what you are comfortable with, as long as you do something. It’s the fact that no one did anything during or after the assault that is troubling.
Suzanne McFly June 2nd, 2016 at 19:58
He may of been a big guy, I have stood up to people in the past but I looked them up and down first to figure out two things. 1. Could I beat them down? and 2. If I can’t beat them down, can I outrun them? If I answered no to both, I just bit my tongue.
whatthe46 June 2nd, 2016 at 20:07
it could also very well be SHOCK. like WTF just happened. apparently he didn’t stick around, just said some ignorant crap and went out the door to continue. every last one of these f*uckers with this attitude i blame the parents. it’s call swallow damn!
amersham46 June 2nd, 2016 at 21:19
Well he either suffered from a limited vocabulary or terminal stupid, I think it was more of the latter
Mensa Member June 2nd, 2016 at 21:44
I admit it. I would probably have been like the other customers.
I’m not defending them. But I never know how to react in surprising situations. So, it takes me a few minutes to size up the situation. Usually, it’s over by then.
Bill Lommey June 3rd, 2016 at 11:50
What exactly did the good Dr. do to help his friend? Did he jump up and confront the offender? From what is in the article, he also must sat there in shock like the others in the place. It seems the encounter happened very quickly and then it was over. To condem others for not acting while not taking any real actions yourself seems hypocritical.