Last weekend, I went to my local A&P to do some grocery shopping, and something happened which I'm not entirely sure was completely racist.  Maybe, you guys could advise me on it?

So, what happened was that I needed to buy some Chapstick.  However, as hard as I searched, I could not find it anywhere.  Adding to my dismay was the peculiar nature of Chapstick (among other things) which fall into that category of item that is always found in ubiquity, but that one time you actually need it, you're never able to find it.  I searched high and low, deep and mighty, but no Chapstick to be found.

And so, I decided to ditch my self-reliance and simply ask one of the employees there.  She tells me, “Oh, Chapstick?  That would be Aisle 5.”

Aisle 5?  I perplexed inwardly.  But, shouldn’t Chapstick be found along with all the other health aides/medications/toiletries--that is in the aisle that I am standing in right now, as we speak???

Okay, whatever, I’ve been wrong before, I resigned and headed toward Aisle 5.  As soon as I get there, lo and behold, I abruptly learn that she has pointed me to the Asian Foods Aisle!  At which point, I realized she had thought I had questioned her about chOpsticks!  Not, ChApsticks!

Had I been any other race, would she have made the same assumption?  Would she have pretended to give me her full attention by not assuming that I was in need of eating utensils characteristic to my race and not a remedy for dry lips, had I been some other race?

As a minority in any country, there is no doubt you would’ve experienced outright racism, but in your lifetime, have you ever experienced any questionably racist moments such as mine?  If you've found yourself the unwilling protagonist in any such ambiguously racist stories, please, share it with the rest of us in the comments section below!