SRJ--were you wearing a hoodie?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Well I guess that any confusion over "Joe's" apparent race has been ended with his hasty inclusion of a picture of him in his rosy-cheeked glory as a signature pic. I just hope that he wasn't offended by those on this forum who assumed that he was a man of color.

To Kerry: This image could possibly offer clues to his attire that day...

" fear of loss" is a powerful tool.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I think the aggrieved has gone on to bigger and better umbrage taking.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

So what? Seems like he's withstood a fairly relentless beating up on here.

I can't blame people from moving on sometimes. At times on here, it reads sort of like bullying on a grade school playground but the perps and vics are just older. LOTS older.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Park the motor coach in the front yard and stage a sit in, in protest!

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Garbage in, garbage out.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I agree, it does seem petty sometimes. But . . . the focal point here dishes out low rent scorn with impunity. It's hard not to weigh in on this bit on nonsense. Indicates a profound 'not getting' of what racism is or feels like.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Clear as mud.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

No one has to "get" racism to have it happen to them. A racist act is not dependent on the actual person's skin color or any one individuals level of previous racist interactions. Why would you think they are related? If the sales person rejected the OP because of his skin color it's racism, pure and simple. It's the only question at hand here.

True but when the OP starts by barging in on a private party and there is no past evidence of prejudice, racial or any sort, it is hard to say there likely is little more than the OP getting snubbed for his rudeness while expecting his ass to be kissed because he MIGHT be interested in joining the party.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

What if his skin color were purple, brown and red...??
Couldn't the salesman reject the OP because they didn't wish to contract a possibly communicative disease...??

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1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

https://media.giphy.com/media/X3nnss8PAj5aU/giphy.gif

That is a huge if, far more likely reasons have been discussed at length here.

The point being, the individual in question has rarely, if ever, been subjected to the king of racism that MLK and crew fought against. His jumping to 'this must be racism' derives, IMO, from ill will towards and mockery of those who do complain about racism. It does - the complaining - get out of hand sometimes but oh well.

I suspect he showed up at the door with a big grin like he was automatically entitled to be included. When he was not, he jumped at an easy and very likely false conclusion. IMHO.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

And the white knight comes to the rescue...

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

'cuz certain races can't be discriminated against in your world, right? Racism is only bad when it happens to people I like- not to just anybody... I really hate racism in cases where the person being discriminated against is the same color as some of my past girlfriends, in cases where the person is well off and Asian? ... meh, it's not really racism; it's getting even.