Let's say you're a security guy who is on duty at the US Capital building and you see this lady walking through the gate or whatever portal you're guarding:
You ask her for I.D., and she doesn't have any, and when you say that maybe she'd better stop because you're a security guy and it's your job make sure no one goes in without I.D.
She doesn't stop. So, you (as you're trained to do) physically get in her way. And she smacks you.
After a few phone calls are made, it turns out that she's a member of Congress. And she's mad.
See, the real reason you stopped her was because she's a black woman. Not that she's a scary-looking person breezing through security, refusing to show I.D. and smacking security officers.
Nope, it's because she's black.
And I bet there are some folks who will say I'm a racist just for writing about this.
I'll admit to a a certain bias against people with that kind of hair and eyes that scare the life outta me.
Folks, she spent time making her hair look like that. If security hadn't stopped her, I'm pretty sure that the Fab Five would have!
Sheesh, lady. You're a Congresswoman...you have people whose job it is to make you look good. People who could take you somewhere and have someone do a hair intervention or something. I'll bet there's a Great Clips somewhere in your district!
