My PS3 Racist Purchasing Story

So last week I was finally going to purchase a PS3 after a lot of thought (I want to get a 60gig with BC) So I was going to go to Gamestop, but after so many sotries on here, i went to a best buy. So I walk into the best buy and go to customer service.

Me: Do you have any 60 gig PS3's in stock

CS: Umm.. yeah i think so

SO after a while she goes and gets the PS3, and I go to the counter to pay for it. And I pick up Resistance, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword

Cashier: Is that all.

Me: Yeah, oh and these three games (put games on counter)

Cashier: huh, really. You really want these games?

Me: Umm, yeah, why not?

Cashier: (laughing) nothing, anything else

Me: Do you think I shouldnt get them (im a conversational person)

Cashier: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know, you know, black people liked online shooters.

Me: huh? what makes you think that?

Cashier: I mean I have black friends (the most overused line ever), but I just didnt think you liked games like that, or even games like Heavenly sword. You know we got Madden on sale!

Me: Are you saying that I should pick up madden because im black?

Cashier: I mean thats what alot of black people get. But its usually for ps2. I didnt know black people liked PS3 either, its kind of a hardcore system. You know what blu-ray movies are, right?

At this point im more than annoyed so I just put my wallet back and leave. Go get something to eat and try and cool down, and say I'll just do this another day, but now I have no drive to get a PS3. I mean when I was out before, it was kind of an impulse buy. ( i just needed something to play) but I think i'll just wait till next year. (not because of the racist best buy employee, but I think i would have had some buyers remorse if I would have bought it then)....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

I bet if you had gone to the manager not only would they have fired the ignorant employee but the would have given you a gift card or something.

I bet the cashier hasn't even tried Resistance or Warhawk, aren't those supposed to be online shooters? So, the only game she should have criticized was Heavenly Sword with that prejudice of hers.

Just wondering, what's the stereotyping of gamers of other ethnicity?

That cashier was a dick..Quadrifoglio

Couldnt of said it better myself...

That guy was ridiculus. he's a &*&*^%^$$%$&*^&^^+*&%^&%$ i hate racism and i hate prejudice! If that happened to me, i would hit him till he crys lol that guy is retarded you sould hit him or call the cops or the menager but everything is ok.

So last week I was finally going to purchase a PS3 after a lot of thought (I want to get a 60gig with BC) So I was going to go to Gamestop, but after so many sotries on here, i went to a best buy. So I walk into the best buy and go to customer service.

Me: Do you have any 60 gig PS3's in stock

CS: Umm.. yeah i think so

SO after a while she goes and gets the PS3, and I go to the counter to pay for it. And I pick up Resistance, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword

Cashier: Is that all.

Me: Yeah, oh and these three games (put games on counter)

Cashier: huh, really. You really want these games?

Me: Umm, yeah, why not?

Cashier: (laughing) nothing, anything else

Me: Do you think I shouldnt get them (im a conversational person)

Cashier: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know, you know, black people liked online shooters.

Me: huh? what makes you think that?

Cashier: I mean I have black friends (the most overused line ever), but I just didnt think you liked games like that, or even games like Heavenly sword. You know we got Madden on sale!

Me: Are you saying that I should pick up madden because im black?

Cashier: I mean thats what alot of black people get. But its usually for ps2. I didnt know black people liked PS3 either, its kind of a hardcore system. You know what blu-ray movies are, right?

At this point im more than annoyed so I just put my wallet back and leave. Go get something to eat and try and cool down, and say I'll just do this another day, but now I have no drive to get a PS3. I mean when I was out before, it was kind of an impulse buy. ( i just needed something to play) but I think i'll just wait till next year. (not because of the racist best buy employee, but I think i would have had some buyers remorse if I would have bought it then)....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

If I were you, I would not stand this. How much does she know about games. You should complain to the manager and got she fired. The responsibility shoud know their job is to serivice ppl,not to comment and mock~!

Ras-Ism--noun 1.a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others. 2.a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination. 3.hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

-Ditionary.com

Tell me which one fits that person you claim to be racist twords you.

Looks like you arn't the only ignorant person on this topic tho.

If I said black people like chcken thats not racist if its true and i happen to like it.

But if I said EEWW black people like chicken, GRoSS. that would fall under racism.

People who are afraid to admit racism are just hiding a problem that needs to be brought to the surface.

But people who are confusing racism are only causing more hate, just look at the topic, making you people not only ignorant but a disgrace.

Biflan

symantics are fun, but this is clearly a case of someone being treated differently because of their skin color.

the cashier expressed a belief that people with different skin tones were different from each other instead of one unified humanity, which is the most prevalent form of racism; derisiveness need not enter into it.

sorry but in my opinion i dont belive you that this happened..

i dont think they would say all that..

That's ridiculous...

There are tons of black people on Socom.

But really, that's messed up. You should report him immediately.

So last week I was finally going to purchase a PS3 after a lot of thought (I want to get a 60gig with BC) So I was going to go to Gamestop, but after so many sotries on here, i went to a best buy. So I walk into the best buy and go to customer service.

Me: Do you have any 60 gig PS3's in stock

CS: Umm.. yeah i think so

SO after a while she goes and gets the PS3, and I go to the counter to pay for it. And I pick up Resistance, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword

Cashier: Is that all.

Me: Yeah, oh and these three games (put games on counter)

Cashier: huh, really. You really want these games?

Me: Umm, yeah, why not?

Cashier: (laughing) nothing, anything else

Me: Do you think I shouldnt get them (im a conversational person)

Cashier: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know, you know, black people liked online shooters.

Me: huh? what makes you think that?

Cashier: I mean I have black friends (the most overused line ever), but I just didnt think you liked games like that, or even games like Heavenly sword. You know we got Madden on sale!

Me: Are you saying that I should pick up madden because im black?

Cashier: I mean thats what alot of black people get. But its usually for ps2. I didnt know black people liked PS3 either, its kind of a hardcore system. You know what blu-ray movies are, right?

At this point im more than annoyed so I just put my wallet back and leave. Go get something to eat and try and cool down, and say I'll just do this another day, but now I have no drive to get a PS3. I mean when I was out before, it was kind of an impulse buy. ( i just needed something to play) but I think i'll just wait till next year. (not because of the racist best buy employee, but I think i would have had some buyers remorse if I would have bought it then)....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

sorry but in my opinion i dont belive you that this happened..

i dont think they would say all that..

heya somesthetic,

Unified humanity? "E PLURIBUS UNUM" theclause on the american moneymeaning "out of many, one" or close to that is from the view "all created equal" -personaly I agree, but I don't find the connection with how that makes the girl racist twoards him. Honestly, you arn't gonna have the same affections romanticly twoards somone you would hope to marrie as you would have with another person-Hopefully.

For all we know she may have been complimenting an aspect "culturally" of black people she is fond of. For example, she maylike the idea that blacks tend to be inmore of the sports setting and maybe that makes them more manlyish in her view, hence the madden comment.But that is absolutly not at all racism. He said hes a conversation kinda guy, so maybe she fed on that.

Sure it's because of skin color but I don't see where she is being rudeor in any way tryingto make her race supierior to his. Why one would need to run to the forums to scream RACISM is beyond me! This is the type of ignorance only causes more hate and divercity.

Sorry for the edits, keeps crunching my texts together. Maybe a little bit of unity involvedin it xD

Unified humanity? "E PLURIBUS UNUM" theclause on the american moneymeaning "out of manyone" or close to that is from the view "all created equal" -personaly I agree, but I don't find the connection with how that makes the girl racist twoards him. Honestly, you arn't gonna have the same affections romanticly twoards somone you would hope to marrie as you would have with another person-Hopefully.

For all we know she may have been complimenting an aspect"culturally"of black people she is fond of. For example, she maylike the idea that blacks tend to be inmore of the sports setting and maybe that makes them more manlyish in her view, hence the madden comment.But that is absolutly not at all racism. He said hes a conversation kinda guy, so maybe she fed on that.

Sure it's because of skin color but I don't see where she is being rudeor in any way tryingto make her race supierior to his. Why one would need to run to the forums to scream RACISM is beyond me! This is the type of ignorance only causes more hate and divercity.

Biflan

That cashier was a dick..Quadrifoglio

[QUOTE="Biflan"]

Unified humanity? "E PLURIBUS UNUM" theclause on the american moneymeaning "out of manyone" or close to that is from the view "all created equal" -personaly I agree, but I don't find the connection with how that makes the girl racist twoards him. Honestly, you arn't gonna have the same affections romanticly twoards somone you would hope to marrie as you would have with another person-Hopefully.

For all we know she may have been complimenting an aspect"culturally"of black people she is fond of. For example, she maylike the idea that blacks tend to be inmore of the sports setting and maybe that makes them more manlyish in her view, hence the madden comment.But that is absolutly not at all racism. He said hes a conversation kinda guy, so maybe she fed on that.

Sure it's because of skin color but I don't see where she is being rudeor in any way tryingto make her race supierior to his. Why one would need to run to the forums to scream RACISM is beyond me! This is the type of ignorance only causes more hate and divercity.

_AsasN_

Racism- again

1.a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others. 2.a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination. 3.hatred or intolerance of another race or other races

"A perfect example of a stereotype would be her thinking that black people would only be into something like Madden, and not Heavenly Sword."

If she makes that clame out of her race being superior then it's racist. If not she is doing just as you said shes doing, stereotyping. But taking offence by somone asking if you are buying heavenly sword over madden because your black is like saying im gonna take offence to somone asking me if I ordered rice and beans over spaghetti because im italian. I think no hate or sake of superiority was intended.

I'm black and my team has been #1 in the country in several shooters. :| I don't know what I would have done if I heard that come out of someones mouth.

BTW, Madden is boring.

That's ridiculous...

There are tons of black people on Socom.

But really, that's messed up. You should report him immediately.

Funky_Frizzle

But yeah, that cashier is ridiculous.

heya somesthetic,

Unified humanity? "E PLURIBUS UNUM" theclause on the american moneymeaning "out of many, one" or close to that is from the view "all created equal" -personaly I agree, but I don't find the connection with how that makes the girl racist twoards him. Honestly, you arn't gonna have the same affections romanticly twoards somone you would hope to marrie as you would have with another person-Hopefully.

For all we know she may have been complimenting an aspect "culturally" of black people she is fond of. For example, she maylike the idea that blacks tend to be inmore of the sports setting and maybe that makes them more manlyish in her view, hence the madden comment.But that is absolutly not at all racism. He said hes a conversation kinda guy, so maybe she fed on that.

Sure it's because of skin color but I don't see where she is being rudeor in any way tryingto make her race supierior to his. Why one would need to run to the forums to scream RACISM is beyond me! This is the type of ignorance only causes more hate and divercity.

Sorry for the edits, keeps crunching my texts together. Maybe a little bit of unity involvedin it xD

Biflan

She could have very-well been trying to start up a little conversation, but she spoutted out a mindless statement in regards to all African American gamers, hence "black people didn't like online shooters." She didn't say some, she just generalized a whole race.

I hate it when people just throw the word racist around without a clue on its meaning. In this case she wasn't being racist, but rather prejudice.

So last week I was finally going to purchase a PS3 after a lot of thought (I want to get a 60gig with BC) So I was going to go to Gamestop, but after so many sotries on here, i went to a best buy. So I walk into the best buy and go to customer service.

Me: Do you have any 60 gig PS3's in stock

CS: Umm.. yeah i think so

SO after a while she goes and gets the PS3, and I go to the counter to pay for it. And I pick up Resistance, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword

Cashier: Is that all.

Me: Yeah, oh and these three games (put games on counter)

Cashier: huh, really. You really want these games?

Me: Umm, yeah, why not?

Cashier: (laughing) nothing, anything else

Me: Do you think I shouldnt get them (im a conversational person)

Cashier: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know, you know, black people liked online shooters.

Me: huh? what makes you think that?

Cashier: I mean I have black friends (the most overused line ever), but I just didnt think you liked games like that, or even games like Heavenly sword. You know we got Madden on sale!

Me: Are you saying that I should pick up madden because im black?

Cashier: I mean thats what alot of black people get. But its usually for ps2. I didnt know black people liked PS3 either, its kind of a hardcore system. You know what blu-ray movies are, right?

At this point im more than annoyed so I just put my wallet back and leave. Go get something to eat and try and cool down, and say I'll just do this another day, but now I have no drive to get a PS3. I mean when I was out before, it was kind of an impulse buy. ( i just needed something to play) but I think i'll just wait till next year. (not because of the racist best buy employee, but I think i would have had some buyers remorse if I would have bought it then)....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

Look up "James Bubba Stewart," Ive seen him grow in my sport for years. I road on locals and watched him when he was a baby. Ive also seen him have to go threw so much BS its unreal. Lucky for him he can just go out and beat everyone. But its still a sad state when you make your way into the public crowed at a event and hear whats being said. Thats the one thing about being white, and my sister in law African American and my nephew. As me white I hear what they wont say in front of them. And its still in this day and age, messed up.

[QUOTE="Biflan"]

heya somesthetic,

Unified humanity? "E PLURIBUS UNUM" theclause on the american moneymeaning "out of many, one" or close to that is from the view "all created equal" -personaly I agree, but I don't find the connection with how that makes the girl racist twoards him. Honestly, you arn't gonna have the same affections romanticly twoards somone you would hope to marrie as you would have with another person-Hopefully.

For all we know she may have been complimenting an aspect "culturally" of black people she is fond of. For example, she maylike the idea that blacks tend to be inmore of the sports setting and maybe that makes them more manlyish in her view, hence the madden comment.But that is absolutly not at all racism. He said hes a conversation kinda guy, so maybe she fed on that.

Sure it's because of skin color but I don't see where she is being rudeor in any way tryingto make her race supierior to his. Why one would need to run to the forums to scream RACISM is beyond me! This is the type of ignorance only causes more hate and divercity.

Sorry for the edits, keeps crunching my texts together. Maybe a little bit of unity involvedin it xD

KraftForgotten

She could have very-well been trying to start up a little conversation, but she spoutted out a mindless statement in regards to all African American gamers, hence "black people didn't like online shooters." She didn't say some, she just generalized a whole race.

I hate it when people just throw the word racist around without a clue on its meaning. In this case she wasn't being racist, but rather prejudice.

ding ding ding! over and out

So last week I was finally going to purchase a PS3 after a lot of thought (I want to get a 60gig with BC) So I was going to go to Gamestop, but after so many sotries on here, i went to a best buy. So I walk into the best buy and go to customer service.

Me: Do you have any 60 gig PS3's in stock

CS: Umm.. yeah i think so

SO after a while she goes and gets the PS3, and I go to the counter to pay for it. And I pick up Resistance, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword

Cashier: Is that all.

Me: Yeah, oh and these three games (put games on counter)

Cashier: huh, really. You really want these games?

Me: Umm, yeah, why not?

Cashier: (laughing) nothing, anything else

Me: Do you think I shouldnt get them (im a conversational person)

Cashier: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know, you know, black people liked online shooters.

Me: huh? what makes you think that?

Cashier: I mean I have black friends (the most overused line ever), but I just didnt think you liked games like that, or even games like Heavenly sword. You know we got Madden on sale!

Me: Are you saying that I should pick up madden because im black?

Cashier: I mean thats what alot of black people get. But its usually for ps2. I didnt know black people liked PS3 either, its kind of a hardcore system. You know what blu-ray movies are, right?

At this point im more than annoyed so I just put my wallet back and leave. Go get something to eat and try and cool down, and say I'll just do this another day, but now I have no drive to get a PS3. I mean when I was out before, it was kind of an impulse buy. ( i just needed something to play) but I think i'll just wait till next year. (not because of the racist best buy employee, but I think i would have had some buyers remorse if I would have bought it then)....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

I kind of had this problem too!!!!!!!!!! I went to a gamestop and ask about the ps3, beforei owned a ps3,and the clerk says to just get a 360 cause all the sports games are gonna be the same or better on the 360 and the system is cheaper. Then I go on and ask about exclusives and he assumes i know only about sports games again and says "metal gear solid 4" is now a 360 exclusive so i dont correct him at this point i just go along with it to see how much more bull he can shovel. All through this he keeps going back to sports games, there release dates, and there features.

Keep in mind this was about sometime this summer when ninja gaiden just came out. He says that ninja gaiden is the only exclusive availble for the ps3 at the time and even thats on the old xbox. At this point i just left in disgust. I mean i didnt even have the energy to tell him off.

The bad part about it is im black and i dont and NEVER have owned any sports games, and i could care less about them.

sorry but in my opinion i dont belive you that this happened..

i dont think they would say all that..

BrendanLee13

Thats the problem, with racism and why it still carries on. Every race thinks it doesnt happen until it happens to them or is shoved in there face. So many people were shocked to see police beat people till it was on tape. You'll be AMAZED what people say. And not only that, but youll be amazed at what people think they can say and not hurt anyone by it.

....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

There will be racists people. It's something you will simply have to deal with. To end racism you'd pretty much have to eliminate any person who is different then you in any way, shape or form.

I for one welcome diversity. A planet with all white people would simply be really boring. But races hating on other races, well... that's just what humans tend to do whenever groups of people of a similiar tone come together.

Yeah i was just so upset/angry that i was driving halfway home by the time i thought to report him. Its just dissapointing. Tmills_basic

[QUOTE="Tmills_basic"]Yeah i was just so upset/angry that i was driving halfway home by the time i thought to report him. Its just dissapointing. liamabob

I'm not going to bother reading through this huge thread because I'm sure it's filled with comments that all say the exact same thing, but I kind of wonder why you would think that's sexist.

From the first post in this thread it doesn't sound at all like he's attacking her because she's a woman, but because of the choice she made to think on a racial stereotype aloud instead of keeping her mouth shut. Saying he's a sexists just because he wanted to get a woman fired for saying something that he found racially offensive is just silly. That's like saying "hey that white man disagrees with that black man about ketchup. He's a racists."

So last week I was finally going to purchase a PS3 after a lot of thought (I want to get a 60gig with BC) So I was going to go to Gamestop, but after so many sotries on here, i went to a best buy. So I walk into the best buy and go to customer service.

Me: Do you have any 60 gig PS3's in stock

CS: Umm.. yeah i think so

SO after a while she goes and gets the PS3, and I go to the counter to pay for it. And I pick up Resistance, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword

Cashier: Is that all.

Me: Yeah, oh and these three games (put games on counter)

Cashier: huh, really. You really want these games?

Me: Umm, yeah, why not?

Cashier: (laughing) nothing, anything else

Me: Do you think I shouldnt get them (im a conversational person)

Cashier: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know, you know, black people liked online shooters.

Me: huh? what makes you think that?

Cashier: I mean I have black friends (the most overused line ever), but I just didnt think you liked games like that, or even games like Heavenly sword. You know we got Madden on sale!

Me: Are you saying that I should pick up madden because im black?

Cashier: I mean thats what alot of black people get. But its usually for ps2. I didnt know black people liked PS3 either, its kind of a hardcore system. You know what blu-ray movies are, right?

At this point im more than annoyed so I just put my wallet back and leave. Go get something to eat and try and cool down, and say I'll just do this another day, but now I have no drive to get a PS3. I mean when I was out before, it was kind of an impulse buy. ( i just needed something to play) but I think i'll just wait till next year. (not because of the racist best buy employee, but I think i would have had some buyers remorse if I would have bought it then)....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Tmills_basic

Am i the only one to think this story is not true? It seems like one of those "kid" stories. I am srry i call this fake, guy just wanted some attention and he got it, obviously.

The cashier was probably semi-retarded and didn't earn a High School diploma.

[QUOTE="Tmills_basic"]

....oh well. But yeah its time to end racism people.

Ultra-Alue

There will be racists people. It's something you will simply have to deal with. To end racism you'd pretty much have to eliminate any person who is different then you in any way, shape or form.

I for one welcome diversity. A planet with all white people would simply be really boring. But races hating on other races, well... that's just what humans tend to do whenever groups of people of a similiar tone come together.

Yea I mean I know im not racist to humans. But than I think, God I hate Micro and its little bums it has working under it. "They had to get bums its not like they could get experts. Those people were already doing things and had lives lol" And I think, well I guess thats racism :P