Or maybe they thought the black folk were big spenders and might keep on spending if they didnt close out the table.
Can you say “Deadbeat Darkies”?
Last week I went to the Mac cosmetic store to buy my annual purchase of foundation and under -eye concealer.
I told the salesperson that I wanted to have her recommendations. She was very belligerent because I did not seem to know what exactly I wanted and my options. She finally settled on two products and I sat in the chair to have them applied.
The two black women came in. She left me to help them, even though they were just browsing. After, a few minutes, I told her that I would come back another time.
She snapped back, I’ll be there soon. Well, she wasn’t. I waited because I wanted to see how far she went.
When she finished the purchase of the two black ladies, the two black ladies, both apologized to me.
I think they realized she was being unfair and unprofessional. And I think it was a case of reverse racism; I am not black (I am light-skinned Filipino) and the sales girl was white. She was over-attentive to the black customers and they knew that it was not right.
I was going to ask her why she neglected me, even when I was a paying customer and when I preceded them. But, another employee was nearby and I didn’t want to cause a scene.