Some people deserve to be beat up
October 25, 2004
From Mainichi Daily News:
American sues optician who refused him entry to shop
OSAKA — An American filed a suit against an optician on Monday for refusing him entry to his shop.
The 40-year-old African American, who is a designer from Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, visited the optician in Osaka Prefecture on Sept. 5.
The owner refused him entry, saying he disliked black people.
Several days later, the American, accompanied by his Japanese wife, visited the shop and asked why he was refused entry.
The owner told the American that he had received a complaint from a potential customer that he could not enter the store because the American and his friend were in front of the shop, according to the indictment.
“Let me run things my way, this is my shop,” the owner was quoted as saying.
The American said that this was the first case of direct discrimination he has experienced in his nine years in Japan. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Oct. 25, 2004)
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Sigh. Yet another story of the very old fashioned, politically incorrect, backwards thinking, asshole mentality of some people in this country. I hope that optician gets a swift punch in the face with a swift kick to the groin area.
As a Canadian of minority descent, maybe I’m just too sensitive to racial issues. Or maybe it’s that ever since highschool, I’ve noticed my visual minority more? Who knows. Color should never be an issue.
