Co-op City has become very, I hate this word, diverse over the years. Either the store mgr did a piss-poor job of being sarcastic by telling her he’s kicking her out because she’s Black, or he is indeed is a weapons-grade nutcase, or this woman is full of it. Being that I’m somewhat familiar with that part of the Bronx, my BS sensors are overloading.
I’m not really familiar with Co-Op City but have driven past it heading back to MA.
The story is very strange IMHO.
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What gets me is she has flashbacks “everytime she returns to that store”. Why return to a store that trashed you? And don’t say the low prices. Most big cities have a few choices
for grocery shopping. It’s like the old joke of “The food at this restaurant is terrible! Yes, and such small portions too!!”
The first customer may have been real, there are mean people in any town if caught on an off day. That she say’s the manager asks her to leave ‘because she’s black’. I tend to doubt any manager would be that stupid, even if they felt this way. The ‘victim’ may have asked him; is it b/c I’m Black?. Maybe the manager said nothing, allowing her to fill in the blank to suit her worst scenario expectations.