The Iron Is Color Blind!!
OKay worked a double…. trained two hours afterwards. Before I go to bed for 3 hours and go back to work… need to make a point (weighing heavy on my chest).
Ran into a guy at work today…. that I have not seen for awhile. Now he is a black guy with a passion for Iron. Well today when I saw him he really has shown some progress. I was like holy shit bro…. looking good! Well thats when it got ugly!! Well what I thought was a nice gester turned into …. a ugly scene. The dude went off on me! He asked why I had to call him Bro? I tried to explain that I call everyone that loves the Iron my bro. Well he took offence to it. I was not trying to dis-respect him in any way. Well I tried to clear it up…. but once he saw that people were taking notice… he turned it up a notch. Asked why I was a racial basterd? Well okay I believe that everyone is a little racial to a point…but I dont hate people for thier skin color! I hate people that act like *******s! Well I could have apoligized to him all day and it would have not matter….. the audience was really stroking his ego / agenda. I just kept it short and sweet …. I explained… please dont confuse me with someone that gives a shit! We can make this all personal or racial if you would like…. but in the end your still going to be a *******! Well once he lost the attention of the people around him…. he dropped it and walked away. Okay here it is (right to the point) I did not support Slavery….. Hell I was not even around. I know that life has it’s un-justices…. but I too have felt them! The NAACP will take all members…but dont support all races…. so to me they are no different than the KKK…. Which I think have some pretty warped views. Hey I just like to be honest….. why hide behind false fronts? So all I’m saying is this. if I call you bro or Brother….. it’s because we share the same passion…. we dont have to share the same skin color! I’m not here to degrade…. but I’m not going to pretend the world is a perfect racial free place either! Hate the game not the players. Keep on Keepin my Brohters and Sisters!
Real Men Have Mass!
May 15, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Well said!! IN the end we all bleed the same! Sweat the same! Live, love and cry the same!
You always say it straight! I like that!! lol
May 15, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Man, sometimes you just can’t win. he got all upset cuz you called him bro? You’ve got to be kidding me. Unreal… Hate to say it but sometimes people take things like that a little too far. I did’nt realize "Bro" was a racist term. Holy Sh8^. Al Sharpton’s gonna be calling you Bill. Did’nt you hear the real reason Hulk Hogans getting a divorce…… His wife found out saying Brother is racist…. LOL. Take Care My friend. Keep it real. And when your ready for politics, i’ll help out with your campaign. "BRO"
May 16, 2008 at 9:42 am
I am like you, I say bro. But I use it a little more loosely! I call half my co-workers bro….and guess what? Half of that half is….should I say it??? Black! They have no problem with me saying bro. Sometimes I’ll twang it up a notch and say "brotha mang"! LOL….That guy was either 1) having a bad day 2) having roid rage 3) A racist a**hole 4) Intimidated by the ninja 5) Out thinking the world owes him because of a few other racist a**holes. I would be pissed if I were you but what can you do? At work one day when I worked at home depot, A white guy walked up to me and I said,"How are you doing buddy?" His response,"First off I am not your buddy." He then proceeded to ask me a question he had. My response,"Ohh, I am sorry. I have a hard time comprehending the sounds an a**hole makes. Care to try again….with a little less a**hole?" Yeah, he got fired up! LOL
May 16, 2008 at 7:34 pm
He was just looking to start something. You know when someone is saying something to be an ass or when there’s no harm in it. Hey, your my bro! Can gorillas and bulldogz be bro and sis? lol
May 17, 2008 at 11:35 am
Bill,
Sounds like this guy had an agenda. That is too bad… and speaks volumes about him… likewise this blog speaks volumes about you…keep being you, Bill - you wear Bro well!!!
May 20, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Yikes, that sucks he still kept going after you tried to explain it to him!! But at least it was resolved… LOL at Mike’s brotha mang!! Don’t worry about it, bro, the guy had issues.