Disappointingly interesting

        Today something disappointingly interesting happened. I was on my way to my car after sociology and thinking about how I never have much to say in the class discussions. Coming along La Quinta Street I noticed several cars were reversing their way out. I had parked on La Quinta and was a little confused by this, but figured you know whatever. Note: this street is very narrow and is usually lined with parallel parked cars the whole way down. Therefore, its not too unlikely to see a car reverse or pull over for someone else to go by.
       Okay, getting to it now.... Nearing my car, I saw two other vehicles stopped nose to nose in front of one another just beside my own. Uh oh maybe there was an accident, right? Oh if only...  I arrived and then disproved my collision-hypothesis on account of the damageless 8ft gap between them. "Weird?," I thought out loud.
      I'm skipping ahead: After talking to each driver and letting them know they had blocked me in and how it would be highly appreciated if someone would move so I could go home, it became annoyingly clear neither was moving for the other.... or me. A girl came by who was blocked in too. This was great because she helped confirm for me that this was freaking ridiculous, yet somewhat exciting. We were both interested to see what they would do.
       Attempting to resolve this and go home, I ran back and forth between the cars to hopefully negotiate some kind of movement. In doing so, I was also able to learn more about what was actually going on....
       As I begin to describe this, please understand that I tried my hardest to believe that this was not the case, but the longer I was there the more I realized I was witnessing some pretty intense racism. The driver of the first car was slightly more at rights to not move because of his vehicle's position. He was also black. The driver of the second car could back up 12ft and be out of the way no problem. He was white. Now I may be using a little stereotyping when I say this, but the white guy was as redneck and toothlessly stubborn as it gets. His reason for not moving was also just a wee-bit terrible. He told me, "He wasn't moving because he wasn't moving." Well, I think when someone gives you an excuse like that, its safe to assume he is either very racist or very ignorant, or very both. The black driver, a bit more together, seemed to have gathered this info as well and refused to move for the principal of the situation. Okay I can agree with that more. I eventually told the white guy he was the most confused person I had ever met. I also suggested they settle it over a thumbwar.
        Twenty minutes later after further failed negotiation and no thumb war, the police showed up. It was over in ten seconds. We all left and went on our way. It seriously bothers me that such events still happen and that there are still people like that. There is the chance I could be wrong about all of my assumptions of the event and hopefully I am, but for now I think I have something to talk about in sociology.