Mr Might Be Racist Guy

So it’s not as easy as it sounds…  sometimes you taste something in a dish and you THINK you know what it is!  You’re almost sure you know the spice, but you’re just not 100% sure.  Is it thyme or rosemary?  Was that a little cinnamon or nutmeg?  It’s a little spicy, so is that red-pepper flakes or chipotle powder?  It’s like it’s there, but so sneaky and subtle, you start to question your sense of judgment and doubt your very senses!

That’s kind of how the “MIGHT BE RACIST” guy starts out.  A little here and you think, “Wait! What WAS that?!”  (In your head you think, was that a racist comment?)  And then, he’s sweet to a small child and you are quickly convinced that your mind was playing tricks on you.  Surely, you think, there isn’t a malicious bone in his body!  So you let it go and you continue on with the taste-test.

A few days later, there it is again.  Not directly, but discreetly while you are involved in your covert, private investigative work.  As you peruse his Facebook page...jokes, tons of them.  Almost every single one of them, videos and pictures included, are of other races or other perceived classes.  And again you hear the nagging in the back of your mind, “What is his deal?  Is this what I THINK it is?”  As your mind is processing the evidence, you are hoping it isn’t chipotle powder, because you are SUPER allergic to chipotle.  You really hope for red-pepper flakes!

But then… in the final dish, you taste it!  As clear as day: it’s chipotle.  While you are ordering your yogurt, you notice he treats servers markedly different, depending on the perceived ethnic differences.  It’s there and it’s very obvious. He doesn’t even TRY to hide it and you almost choke in utter disgust.

Lesson:  When it looks like chipotle, smells like chipotle and tastes like chipotle, it’s chipotle.  I (no doubt) enjoy a little spice. I just have to be sure of the flavor!