From a Muslim friend:
Here’s a moment from last night. We went to a Persian restaurant for dinner. It was packed, every brown ethnicity that you could think of that God created. The food was perfect. The decor was tacky and wonderful. A family finished eating and as they left, one of their kids let the door slam behind them. Everyone, including the wait staff, jumped and ducked.
Even though we told ourselves all is well, deep down we know it isn’t. It’s so so sad. It really is. Everyone tried to laugh about it after. All the men, in different languages — Farsi, Arabic, Spanish, Mandarin — just started talking to each other and laughing. The women just kind of nodded their heads along. I think it will be a while before I go to an ethnic restaurant.
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