Seattle-est thing ever?

"Because... because... because... YOU'RE ETHNIC! You can't be racist!" I don't doubt the earnestness of the writer, but sounds like he's got an issue or two to work out as well.

PS Everyone is "ethnic"

Anon, confronting such a person(s), especially by a person of your questionable fortitude is ill-advised, and possibly a chargeable offense.

Better plan: Use you phone's camera and mic to record the event, call Seattle P.D. and wait with your friends there to file a complaint of malicious harrassment against the hillbilly in question.

It's smarter than getting your ass kicked into Harborview ER, and/or cited for assault-mutual combat.

Otherwise, coulda, shoulda, woulda is your story.

"ethnic"

This guy's white guilt-o-meter is off the charts.

Another sign of the times that Seattle is becoming just another over-priced, gentifed shit hole.

If this took place anywhere but downtown Pike street, I'd say, yup, be pissed.

But this took place near downtown Pike street. Most likely the offender has mental issues. Not much one can do about random nutters wondering the streets of downtown Seattle.

Let it go.

reminds me of this story...
http://www.king5.com/news/Passenger-atta…

trying to be a hero can be expensive

I call Troll. No on could possibly write this with a straight face.

@10 I have my doubts too. Possibly a bored person that has racial issues? Granted, if this confrontation did happen it would be unfortunate for the recipient, but even if it did happen to me I would not be quite as irate as our I-anon. I would chalk it up to drunk 20's something morons out joyriding and looking for a D.U.I.

Should have told him the Jerk Store called and they were out of him.

I like the cell phone idea. Safer. Though I don't know what I would have done, probably something dangerous and escalating. But I sure as sh*t would have done something to give those women the idea that strangers will stand up against that crap.
I am sometimes the sort of person that has confronted nutters and lived to regret it, being a 5'4" woman.. ;-) Though, with age, I am learning..

Pepper spray to the crotch. (Does that work through jeans?)

@13 Good idea! I'm not sure if pepper spray works that way. I think it has to be inhaled to be effective, I like the idea though! Imagine the cleanup!

90 percent of all I, Anon rants are fake, written by people with psychiatric issues.

@14 pepper spray certainly does not need to be inhaled, it burns anywhere it touches. It just doesn't put you in hardcore fight-or-flight mode until it's inhaled. And if it gets on your crotch (e.g. reflash in th shower the next day) it hurts. A lot.
Source: been pepper sprayed for my work.

Oh no! Another person with crippling white guilt! And he posts his sobbing lament here...where the racist is sure to see it. What a sad little non-entity. And yes, this could be a troll but having lived in Seattle for a time, I think it could be true. I've met too many white people who were always bragging about how they were "One quarter Cherokee on my mother's side!" and they had to show you their dream catchers all over their overpriced Belltown condos. Whatever. Why is it that none of these idiots ever say, "I'm half Black, my mother was born in Senegal" or something similar? Do you get more cool credit if you have some Native American relatives as opposed to Black ones?

@2: http://lilliansblog-d.blogspot.com

I ran across this blog from a creepy Seattle local recently.