Like it or not, my city is still heavily segregated. Certain parts of town are heavily white, while others are heavily Latino, or heavily Black.
On this day, I am installing cable in a section 8 apt. complex and this specific apartment is owned by an elderly African American woman.
I am running cable around to the tv's in the rooms, and more specifically the bedroom. On the bed is two young black women. Feeling awkward I busily run the line. The grandmother comes in and sits on the bed with the young women. I can feel the 3 women watching me. I look over my shoulder, and the grandmother asks me a question.
"Ever been with a black woman before?"
Caught off guard I blurt out "Nope."
"Want to?"
It had the distinct feeling of pimpery. I could have pointed at one of the woman and said "Her." but instead I gulped hard and started talking about how awesome my wife is. Their eyes rolled, and I continued my work and got out of there.
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