[InChiefsHeaven]

I watched this in Psychology class in 10th grade...in 1986. I believe it was on Oprah, as I recall. 20+ years later, it's still an interesting experiment.

I used to be quite the long hair back in the late 80's and early 90's. Went into a convenient store up in North Omaha, which is the "black" area of town. Talk about getting the stare down and the cold shoulder. All I wanted was a pack of smokes, and the dude behind the counter would barely acknowledge my existence.

A few years ago, I went to take my son in to get a haircut. There was a new place that opened called the Scraggly Head. Me being the stupid white guy that I am, I guess it's a reference to a black person's haircut or something. In any case, I walk in there and there is the barber cutting one kid's hair while the rest of the guys (about 4 or 5) are just sitting around bs-ing. I sat down and waited. After noticing that the dude was not really even cutting this kids hair (he was pretty much shaved head and he was cutting some lines on the side) I realized that this dude had no intention of serving us. Finally I got up and said I couldn't wait any longer. He apologized for being so "busy".

Just a glimpse into what it must be like for black people in certain situations.