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to the man collecting donations on the street..

August 4th, 2008 Posted in rants

To the man standing out in the middle of a busy intersection on a hot sunday afternoon collecting donations with a white plastic bucket labeled “Help Center” who called me a racist for not giving him any money-

Dear sir,

I know it’s frustrating going car by car in the middle of an intersection asking for money but.. I don’t know.. I just feel that somehow you calling me a “racist” was uncalled for. Now, see this from my perspective. How am I going to know if this so called foundation/charity or whatever you call it is actually legitimate? Do you think that just by being in a dress shirt and tie and carrying an old paint bucket would ease all suspicion? And if I really did want to donate to your organization, wouldn’t you rather see me at your office (if you actually had one) and write out a substantial check than see me throw out some loose change through a car window? and saying those things to me, did that make you feel any better? Do you make a habit out of judging people that you don’t even know? and how did you come to that conclusion of me anyway? I’ve never met you before today, right? let’s see? hhmmm, we’re you just saying that all people with sunglasses and a blue dress shirt are racists? or.. could it have been the way I wore my hair today? … oh, I don’t know… I’m at a loss here.. oh, now wait a minute… nah, it couldn’t be… you weren’t making a generalization based on my skin color, were you? If that were the case, then calling ME racist doesn’t make a lick of sense, does it?

So, thanks for justifying what I did (or rather what I didn’t do) out at the intersection this past sunday. I think your comments to me made that loud and clear. I hope you have a wonderful day out in the hot sun collecting your precious change from strangers.

God bless you. take care. bite me.

Asian Dad