Official 2012 Election Day Thread

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Originally Posted by punch it in

My father in law the other day got a call from FEMA about his house that was damaged in the hurricane. He is 70 and i have never heard him make a racist comment in my life. He would never use the N word. However, he got off the phone and said " that was the Fema person. A lady. You could tell she was black." My wife and I looked at each other and back at him. My wife goes "dad!" He did not understand that we were upset that he would even mention that. I said "well - she might be but she also might be really good at her job so who cares what color she is"?
I am very fortunate that the racism stopped dead in its tracks with both my parents. To me skin color is as important as a persons preference for boxers or briefs. But it was strange to hear my father in law say that. He doesnt even realize it is in him in a little way but it is. It has been bothering me since he said it. I would like to think it is a dying emotion belonging to old folks but I have too many contemporaries that i have heard utter the same nonsense from time to time and unfortunately they can breed as well as I can.

Color does not matter when it comes to FEMA they all are stupid.