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# No, it was a service user party
We were at work, supporting our clients, and I was in charge of buying them a drink. As part of that it was accepted that if a staff member wanted one then we could use the guys money to buy everyone one drink.

She didn't even come to me to ask about one, she just went to my manager (who was actually off duty) and complained that everyone else had a drink.
It always strikes me that it says much more about her sensitivity looking out for racism than it does about me that I couldn't have told you how many members of my team were white and how many black, but her first thought on realising she was the only one without a drink (which she wasn't) was that she was African, so the only person without a drink was in an ethinic minority
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:07, archived)
# it obviously has nothing to do with that if that's the first excuse anyone comes out with
to think along those lines means you are looking for that as a reason.
She didn't like you.
(I helped save b3ta! mr horrible up yours, dickface, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:10, archived)
# ffs
were the rest of your team all white?
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:10, archived)
# Hahah, no
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:12, archived)
# jesus
did you have any support from them?

I can't believe this went as far as it did
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:16, archived)
# Nope
I had to threaten not returning to work before they would even agree to release a statement implying I had been cleared of 'an accusation' and with that was a clear order not to speak to me about it, much as they suggested I wasn't allowed to do either. Heh, bugger that, I have no desire to go flinging accusations of my own around, or drag up the past, but I was missing for over 7 weeks during which there were a LOT of rumours suggesting things about me- I'm not going to let that get buried over.

I work with a team that is over two thirds African, it's not in my best interests to let them believe I'm a closet racist.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:23, archived)
# Sell the story to The Scum for £10k

Bastards!
(I helped save b3ta! Joliet, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 14:10, archived)