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indeed, i am as surprised as you. i was under the (apparently false) impression that short of sacrificing a baby in a home & gardens fountain, you could do nothing to be escorted out of walmart by security. i don't know if all of your walmarts are as crowded as mine, but owing to my general hatred of people, crowds, and my lingering amounts of PTSD, it's pretty difficult for me to navigate them while still maintaining my sanity. today was a particularly crowded day and of course, i only ascertained this gem of knowledge after i'd set foot inside to purchase the one item i'd come there for. anyway, while walking down one of the main aisles that separates the grocery side from the pharmacy side i came to an impasse. a loud, obnoxious, black-female behemoth of an impasse shouting unintelligible jargon littered with obscenities at her children. while one hand, gaudily and acryically adorned moved at lightning speed accentuating each pestiferous exclamation, her other hand clutched a mcdonalds bag with the tenacity usually reserved for self-preservation. after quickly assessing the conversation, i looked for a way around her, but to no avail. after another assessment, i decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume there's actually some semblance of a human being buried fathoms below her multifarious exterior. "excuse me", i said, with no response. i don't fancy myself a quiet-talker. the army has done a few things, making me use my outside voice is one of them. i tried again, louder. "excuse me!". still no response. i look around. there is literally no way around her, short of turning around and following the perimeter of the front of the store. i will not do this. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY!" the startled behemoth whirled around with an uncharacteristic speed i'm sure even she wasn't aware she was capable of. the next 15-20 seconds really didn't apply to me. fellow FUBU'ers, i've always been interested in language, spent a lot of time around many different languages and i'd like to say i've got a knack for it and picking up what people are saying to me. i honestly had no idea what she said. what came loose was the loudest, most demonic sounding flurry of vehemence, but fascinatingly, marked with literally no discernable words. more importantly, while her revelations-erupting mouth spewed forth she had the good sense to thrash her cart up and down in a manner that moved it to the side, allowing me room to squeak by. i dismissed her immediately as i am task oriented and needed to move on to my toothbrush agenda. i can honestly say i thought very little of the exchange, but apparently it singed her so greatly that not 4 minutes later my toothbrush hunt was interrupted by her booming and resonant voice cascading down the aisle with the only words i ever managed to understand:

"DARE DA CRACKA RIGHT DARE!"

as i looked up, i saw her and a large black man in some kind of uniform moving briskly toward me. i immediately started preparing a defense if this guy turned out to be a cop, but luckily, i saw the shiny words SECURITY emblazoned brightly across his badge. i sighed, genuinely disturbed that a toothbrush was costing me so dearly. he merely looked at me plainly, and said, "I'm sorry, but you're going to have to leave." i said, "For what?" to which he responded, "For using profanity against this woman here." i could see i was obviously the wrong color to win this interaction, decided to give up on my toothbrush. i decided to try a last ditch effort and said, "She just called me a cracker. She's a racist." the behemoth discharged a heavily forced, ersatz laugh, interspersed with the occasional belch of phrases like, "HONKYCALLAMEARASUST" the security guard wanly shrugged and repeated, "You're gonna have to leave." i put the toothbrush back where i found it, and walked with him to the exit. as i walked out the automatic doors i turned and said, "You know something, you're a racist too." again, a bland shrug to accompany his glazed eyes ultimately defining to me the complete and absolute level of not-give-a-fuck-ed-ness.

the end.

Welcome to Wisconsin: Where the black people are either SUPABLACK or white.

Engi-nerd

I've never been to Wal-Mart.

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1. Stop constantly dropping that you were in the hurr durr army. Former soldiers say this all the time expecting a pat on the head then are somehow surprised that people who actually are trying to get through life without help from Uncle Sam aren't impressed. The practice of soldiers doing this negates whatever respect people might be inclined to have.

The very fact you try to use this as a self-apologia at a juncture at which you made a crucial error in judgement speaks volumes.

2. You should have walked around the damn lardball. By design, there is no point in a Wal-Mart that is accessible only one way. No one person can block access to an area.

3. Using profanity was stupid. It implies that you're about to hit her. The security guard is probably a dumb thug but his basic calculation - eject the invincible kid using profanity and not the crazy fat cow - was sound.

Was your annoyance justified? Somewhat, not really. The entire situation could have been avoided and you could have gotten what you wanted just by walking around. Whenever I am in a store with aisles and there is not enough room for me to pass, I just go around the other side of the aisle.

So why didn't you? Maybe you just had a lapse of judgement, maybe you're starting to believe your own implied attitude that people should make way for you like the Red Sea before Moses, or maybe you have issues reintegrating into civil society (pent-up anger due to trauma/abuse, inability to exercise proper restraint outside a highly structured environment) that require counseling etc. I'm not meaning to insult you by the lattermost point, it's a real problem.

Bottom line is, as you tell the story, I don't think you were treated with excessive unfairness. And I say that as someone with no great love of fat women, rent-a-cops, or Wal-Mart.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

Ignorant people are the scum of the earth, and many of them work or shop at walmart.


great people watching though.

You are not one to talk. At all.

People who are ignorant see other ignorant people and laugh.
People who are not ignorant see ignorant people and despair.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

With Aestu on this one, seems like you overreacted. You see an idiot in walmart, avoid them. That simple. Shouting and cursing in a store filled with children is stupid, I'd want you out of there too.

Drominar, Petrous, Chronowrench

So wait, Aestu you're attempting to fight USDK's ignorance with ignorance of your own kind by choosing not to see his point on this issue?

YA CAN'T FIGHT IGNORANCE WITH ANYTHING BUT TOLERANCE...or idiocy, but tolerance works better.

Engi-nerd

You swore at a piece of shit and called 2 people of different ethnicities racist. I'm proud of you.

Shame about the toothbrush though. I need a new one also. I've got this fancy pants vibrating one but sometimes you just want a good old fashioned one to rip the enamel right from your teeth, ya know?

I feel ya.

YA DUM DAWG

YEAH YEAH

I didn't engage his "point" that many ignorant people shop and work at Wal-Mart, nor is it relevant. Laughing and yelling at a wall are both exercises in futility. And I no more advocate tolerating the ignorant than I do snickering at them.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

I probably would of just went to the next aisle on the pure fact that super loud obnoxious people like her annoy me. Even if she wasn't blocking the isle I probably would of went around just to spare my ears that assault.

i could've sworn i wrote that as objectively as possible, in no way inferring that "people need to part ways for me". i apologize if that's what it sounded like. also, i further apologize if it sounds like i use being a veteran to glean as much positive feedback as possible. i honestly don't expect different treatment from people in any way.

also, you're right, i do have problems reintegrating. i have problems driving down the road without wanting to ram slower vehicles out of the way. i have nightmares every night. i have gone to counseling. i sat there patiently while a 27 year old woman with a recently earned degree in psychology tried to tell me she understands. all i've ever wanted is not to be asked about it, or judged because of it, so i suppose i'll stop mentioning it as it seems to attract unwanted attention.

You've done more for the world than slacktivism on an interwebz forum, so while it doesn't count for much, it counts for something.

Brawlsack

Taking an extended hiatus from gaming

Maybe it's not what you *meant* but that appears to be the underlying thought process.

Perhaps you don't even realize the extent to which you may feel that way.



lmfao sounds like fail. The shrink I mean. You should just stop seeing her. She's causing you more harm than good by making you jaded and upset with false empathy.

Maybe you need a different approach.

1. What and how much do you eat? What is your weight and build? Do you eat mostly fresh food, prepared food, or packaged food?
2. Are you physically active?
3. How much sex do you get? Do you enjoy it?
4. What's your income like? Are you working? Are you comfortable off your military stipend?
5. Do you associate much with other former soldiers? Do you keep in touch with your former unit?
6. Do you take chems?
7. Do you have much free time? How do you spend it?



Are you sure that's what you "want"? You've volunteered the information on at least three occasions. I see many other former soldiers do the same thing.

Maybe what you say you want isn't what you really want.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

How do you figure?

Price and value aren't the same. People die in wars and they're expensive to wage; that doesn't mean that war is good for more than absolutely nothing.

Talking isn't as glamorous as blowing shit up, but it is far more effective at bringing positive change to the world.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.