I was shopping at Zabars at the Upper West Side and I realized I had to stop at the Post Office. So I vamoosed to the nearest Post Office 5 blocks away.

On my way I saw this bag at Burberry:
http://us.burberry.com/small-canvas-check-backpack-p39459501?search=true

Should I cop?

Anyway, back to the story . . .


So at the Post Office, there was this blonde white girl who wanted to mail a key in a flimsy little envelope. Big black man warned her that it was a bad idea. The girl asked if she's allowed to do so and he said yes, so she confirmed that's what she wanted to do. Black man asked her again if that's what she wanted to do and she said she'll take her chances. While the black man was sorting out the details for 10 minutes, he questioned/warned her about doing so about 5-7 more times and that's when she snapped by saying "Can you just do this???" And he replied by saying "I just don't think it's a good idea." And she replied "Well I didn't ask you what you thought. It's not a life or death matter." And black dude begrudgingly followed her request.

It got me to thinking, if I was the person making the request I don't think he would've questioned me like that. He would've asked a second time but that's it. Men respect a man's final say and they let them deal with the consequences. He wants to run the ball on 4th and 4, ok fine, that's his call. I think the fact that the male worker was trying to help the female precluded him from allowing her to make a decision.

What do you think? Is this sexism?