I Met A Nigger Today

Published on August 2, 2006 By MasonM In Blogging

When I arrived at my delivery point this morning there was a guy there and naturally I thought he was the one waiting to unload me. I spoke with him and he showed me where to back the truck so the crane could access the load. No problem. Once I got into position I got out to remove the chains and supervise the unloading.

The guy said to me "The nigger will be here in a few minutes to unload you, you aren't in a big hurry are you?". Needless to say I wasn't too impressed with this guy. After about 10 minutes this black guy pulls up, gets out of his car, and starts walking over. The guy I had been talking with shouted over "Hey nigger, you need to lift off this generator right away!". At this point I'm a tad flabbergasted and waiting to see a fight.

The black guy yells back "Gimme a minute, I needs to piss." I'm wondering what the hell I've gotten into at this point. I guess the look on my face when the black guy approached revealed my thoughts because he asked me "You alright this morning? Something wrong?"

Well, I'm not one to be bashfull so I asked him flat out why the other guy called him "Nigger". He said that's his name. What?! That's your name? "Well, not really, it's my nickname, everybody calls me Nigger." I just kind of looked at him. Here's a guy, about 30ish, who goes by the handle "Nigger". I'm stumped.

"Look man," he says, "it's no big deal. I'm a nigger so peoples calls me Nigger."

"That doesn't piss you off?" I asked. "Most black dudes would get pretty radical about that shit."

He laughed "Most of those guys really are niggers and are always looking for a fight. The way I see it, if it's my name how can it hurt me if somebody calls me that?" He had a big grin on his face and I suddenly got it. It made sense to me as strange as it sounds.

Crafty s.o.b.

After he lifted off the generator and signed the paperwork I climbed back into my truck with a "Thanks Nigger." His reply? "Have a nice day white boy" with a big grin on his face.

I may never see the guy again, but I like him. His sense of humor is every bit as twisted as my own.

Comments (Page 1)

Tova7

on Aug 02, 2006

Mason, that is, wow.

I don't know if I'd call him that to be honest...haha. Today its his name, but tomorrow he might take offense. heh.

Good article...I thought for sure there was a fight in here somewhere!

MasonM

on Aug 02, 2006

#1 by Tova7
Wed, August 02, 2006 3:49 PM

[Tova7]
Mason, that is, wow.

I don't know if I'd call him that to be honest...haha. Today its his name, but tomorrow he might take offense. heh.

Good article...I thought for sure there was a fight in here somewhere!

nah, I understand his sense of humor. I used to work with a driver that used the CB handle "Black Bastard". He was funny as hell. Once a bunch of us went into a truckstop and got a table. When the waitress came up he asked her "Do you serve niggers here?" The look on her face was priceless and we all busted out laughing.

Shovelheat

on Aug 02, 2006

If I worked with him I still wouldn't call him that no matter if he said it was ok and everybody else did it- that could really come back to haunt you.

MasonM

on Aug 02, 2006

#3 by Shovelheat
Wed, August 02, 2006 4:18 PM

[Shovelheat]
If I worked with him I still wouldn't call him that no matter if he said it was ok and everybody else did it- that could really come back to haunt you.

Understandable. I'm just not exactly PC by nature (I am the definition of anti-PC

). Besides, I love a good joke.

Tova7

on Aug 02, 2006

When the waitress came up he asked her "Do you serve niggers here?" The look on her face was priceless and we all busted out laughing.

I hope you left her a good tip!

MasonM

on Aug 02, 2006

#5 by Tova7
Wed, August 02, 2006 4:34 PM

[Tova7]
When the waitress came up he asked her "Do you serve niggers here?" The look on her face was priceless and we all busted out laughing.

I hope you left her a good tip!

Of course!

Dr Guy

on Aug 02, 2006

If I worked with him I still wouldn't call him that no matter if he said it was ok and everybody else did it

I have to go with Shovel here. I dont like it when blacks use it. I think it is just stupid.

MasonM

on Aug 02, 2006

#7 by Dr. Guy
Wed, August 02, 2006 4:48 PM

[Dr. Guy]

If I worked with him I still wouldn't call him that no matter if he said it was ok and everybody else did it

I have to go with Shovel here. I dont like it when blacks use it. I think it is just stupid.

Well, you see, it's just a word. Words only have any power if we allow them to do so. He knows this, and also knows that most white people would feel exactly the way you do which makes it that much funnier.

Yeah, most blacks use it in a way that I guess they are trying to defuse the power of the word but fail miserably. I like his way of handling it. It worked on me as I was uncomfortable in the situation until I met the guy and chatted with him for a minute. Then I understood and found it very funny.

Maybe it's one of those "you just had to be there" kind of things.

Trudygolightly

on Aug 02, 2006

Well, you see, it's just a word. Words only have any power if we allow them to do so

OH, now that's powerful, and have a cookie, no wonder you're a teacher

MasonM

on Aug 02, 2006

#9 by Trudygolightly
Wed, August 02, 2006 5:45 PM

[Trudygolightly]

Well, you see, it's just a word. Words only have any power if we allow them to do so

OH, now that's powerful, and have a cookie, no wonder you're a teacher

Thanks. I didn't invent the concept, but understand it well.

Shovelheat

on Aug 02, 2006

until one day when he feels (real or imagined) slighted about something and dredges all this back up and uses it against you.

MasonM

on Aug 02, 2006

#11 by Shovelheat
Wed, August 02, 2006 9:06 PM

[Shovelheat]

Well, you see, it's just a word. Words only have any power if we allow them to do so. He knows this, and also knows that most white people would feel exactly the way you do which makes it that much funnier.

until one day when he feels (real or imagined) slighted about something and dredges all this back up and uses it against you.

Yeah, that's just it. The guy goes by this name. Everyone thinks of all of these horrible scenarios while he chuckles to himself the whole time.

Wicked sense of humor.

dynamaso

on Aug 02, 2006

Words only have any power if we allow them to do so. He knows this, and also knows that most white people would feel exactly the way you do which makes it that much funnier.

You said exactly what I was thinking. What a wise, funny man. Good on him...

Ionolast

on Aug 02, 2006

until one day when he feels (real or imagined) slighted about something and dredges all this back up and uses it against you.

It looks bad on you to assume he would do that.

feisty_in_ohio

on Aug 02, 2006

My husband works with a mid-east guy that has a twisted sense of humor.
He calls my husband "My American Infidel."
My husband calls him "My A-Rab."

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