Dear Slate: My Black Son Sold “N-Word Passes” to His White Friends

i did not post the response b/c it's, as expected, Debbie Downer

Sounds like a South Park episode

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i did not post the response b/c it's, as expected, Debbie Downer

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It sounds like Martin needs a reminder as to how “n—as” are treated by our society and why he has very little to gain and a lot to lose from cheapening his people’s experiences to make a quick buck.

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hmmmm

The people who write to Slate for advice are the absolute biggest morons on the planet... except for the people who write the answers. Today's lowlight:

Q: "My daughter’s birthday was over the July 4 weekend. I rented the best picnic area at the local park and paid a premium fee because of the holiday (we wouldn’t have room to stay socially distanced at our home). When we arrived, there was another family already in the gazebo we rented. I figured they hadn’t checked the numbers carefully and asked them to review their permit, since I’d rented Gazebo No. 1. They claimed to have a permit, just not with them, and suggested I use the next one (which was much smaller). I said I’d paid for a permit that reserved this gazebo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They said I wasn’t there at 9 a.m., so they took it, but that’s not what a reservation means!

I called the parks department. Rangers showed up, looked at my permit, and told the other family to move. The other family then started yelling that I was racist and calling me Karen. Was I Wrong?"

A: "You had the reservation, you got what you wanted, but it didn’t feel good. Investigate that tension! What might that day have looked like if you’d decided to let this go and partied in a smaller gazebo? What might it look like to let go of 'I’ve got a piece of paper that makes me right' and to allow someone else to have something they weren’t bureaucratically entitled to? What would it look like to prioritize playing safely in the park over 'My gazebo, right or wrong'? "

Imagine how that "family" would have acted if the tables were turned.

Typical woke White Liberal guilt

Most people would be proud that they have an Entrepreneur smart enough to make some money and not break any laws doing it. Good job kid. Keep making you some money!

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His sister thinks he made almost $1000

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Something is really driving that demand curve

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Investigate that tension!

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What might it look like to let go of 'I’ve got a piece of paper that makes me right' and to allow someone else to have something they weren’t bureaucratically entitled to?

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