Various exchanges involving a white man

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A white man and a black man pass each other in an office as drab and gray as the short-sleeved dress shirts each man wears.

“How ya doing?” the black man asks, never looking up.

Keeping his stride, the white man appears irritated and grumbles.

The black man stops, lifts his head and thinks of what just happened.

“Racist,” he says.

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A white man and a woman pass each other in an office, walking on carpet as stained as the burlap walls that separate each cubicle.

“Hello,” says the woman as they pass.

Keeping his stride, the white man appears irritated and grumbles.

The woman stops, lifts her head and thinks of what just happened.

“Sexist,” she concludes.

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A white man and a Jewish man pass each other wearing business ties as out of style as the desks to which they are returning to.

“Hi,” says the Jewish man, upholding the standard nicety.

Keeping his stride, the white man appears irritated and grumbles.

The Jewish man stops, lifts his head and thinks of what just happened.

“Anti-Semite,” he determines.

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A white man and another white man pass each in an office, walking under light as artificial as the leather of which their dress shoes are made.

“Hey,” says the first white man.

Keeping his stride, the other white man appears irritated and grumbles.

The first white man stops, lifts his head and thinks of what just happened. Puzzled, he hesitates. He offers the only plausible conclusion.

“Jerk?”