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Journal Dan512's Journal: What do you call a black man driving an airplane? 1

While sitting around the camp fire on fourth of July weekend a relative turned to me and asked, "What do you call a black man driving an airplane?"

I've since asked several folks in my life that very question and got some interesting answers in return. The nicest answer I heard was "terrorist". Every answer could be considered offensive in some way.

My family and acquaintances are not intentionally racist people. We are mostly Caucasoid mutts who, in my experience thus far, all find overt racism appalling. I didn't really begin to understand unintentional racism until someone asked me that question.

What did I answer? I waited a few seconds trying to figure out the trick and finally answered "Pilot?" The asker was not expecting this answer. They said that I'm the first person to ever answer them with the correct answer.

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