I tend to also yell at people who try to get in front of me in line, or ask loudly if they have a reason for stepping in front of people, OR tell the serving/counter people the situation.

I've been told "Oh, I don't even notice people's race."

White people do that, in an attempt to make extra-paranoid-sure that we* don't get labelled racist for noticing a visual descriptor such as dark or light skin. Like, we're so NOT racist that we don't even notice skin color! On anyone! Am *I* white?!? Why, so I am!!!

*(And by "we," I don't mean "all white people;" I just mean "some white people, in a general sense.")

I've been told "Oh, I don't even notice people's race."

By people other than Stephen Colbert??

Oh I mean on moving sidewalks. Those are wide enough generally. (unless you've got the little kids and everybody's luggage!)

Oh yeah, those are. Even with the kids, etc., you can spread out the other way....

I've been told "Oh, I don't even notice people's race."

Oh, I do, but I've been thoroughly brainwashed by my White Liberal Guilt upbringing to dismiss it as a descriptor and relegate its importance to minimal.

Which is just as asinine in its way as being prejudicial (not necessarily racist, but making assumptions) based on race, but it's something I'm working on.

Years ago I read an account by a black woman, describing how she and friends of hers would often cut in line to see movies, because most of the time white people in line would be too intimidated or something to say anything. She then described her surprise at being unable to get away with this with white people in London.

Even on escalators not in airports, people with small children get exemptions.

But please, dear doG! Do not try to beat people to the escalator if you're just going to take up the whole thing.

Kristen,

Do you still use your old timminear.net address?

Most of the ones here really aren't wide enough to comfortably accommodate one set of adults moving past another to the side.

Who said comfortably?

By people other than Stephen Colbert??

By people I respect, even. By people I had to explain "white privilege" to, but there you go. No harm done, no foul. But if you've noticed what size my rack is, you damned well better have noticed my race.

So, it's official. No funding for my position past June 30th. He's going to try and get more, but there's no guarantee. Cost savings mode and all that.

So, it's official. No funding for my position past June 30th. He's going to try and get more, but there's no guarantee.

Damn, that sucks. Good luck!