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This past weekend about 6 of my female friends went to NYC for a much needed girls’ weekend out. One night, we were on the VIP list for a club and we were all ready to go. As assumed, we'd have to wait in line for a while, also, as assumed. 15 minutes goes by and my impatient friend starts complaining about the line, the people the atmosphere, etc.
At the very moment a large group of black girls walked by behind her, my friend loudly complained, "I really don't want to be here, this place is disgusting and ghetto". The 5 of the other girls' jaw dropped. It was the most embarrassing moment to hear her say that. I was appalled by her actions and told her to shut up.
The black girls in the group stopped in their tracks and got in her face calling her hair nasty and ghetto along with her outfit. Ultimately, all the other people in the line kicked all of us out and taunted us while we walked away.
My friend's only excuse why she used the word ghetto was because she "wasn't being racist but descriptive". She was very upset and cried that none of us supported her and didn't see things from her angle.
Am I wrong by this? Should I have not been so upset? How do you feel about people sayings things are ghetto. I think its incredibly rude, disgusting narrow minded and embarrassing that I know her. What would you do in this situation?
Ghetto does not imply color -- anyone can be poor and live in a ghetto.
If some of the myopic dolts would do a little digging, they would learn that the word ghetto derived from an Italian word and has it's roots dating back into the 1600's (or possibly a little earlier, I forget exactly.) If anyone should be upset, it should be the Venetian Jews 5 centuries ago.
Out of curiosity, what club were you waiting to get into?
27th st @ 10th Av?
Well actually you were in the ghetto. Did you notice the brick buildings across the street. Those are the Chelsea housing projects.
I wasn't really paying attention. We walked from here: THE PARK to the club. Also, I don't think Jen looked around and made an educated hypothesis in saying, "Yes, these buildings are section 8 and dilapidated, yes there are a high volume of financially challenged people in the street, yes this looks nothing like time square".
what are the odds that this actually happened and its not something the OP just made up for attention?
10, 15:1?
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