Guess I'm officially old. Fell down the stairs (only a few) and now I'm stuck in bed, sore from ankle to neck. DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE! Stay young as long as you possibly can!
spydrbite
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crawling the web trying to make it through the madness. views are mine and mine alone. yes it was only a joke, unless I was being serious, then it might have been sarcasm.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Thread on a wild yet not uncommon exchange today. I share as an anecdote of how embedded racism is in our society & how close it's tied to economics
A white guy named "Bill" age ~60 says to, "Where are you *from* from?"
Me: [sigh] I'm from Pakistan. [I go back to my phone]
Bill: Pakistan? What do you do for a living?
Me: Civil rights lawyer
Bill: I'm a lawyer too! But I stay away from race & women stuff. Last thing I need is to be called racist or accused of sexual harassment
Me: Huh?
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