Comments on: The U-Washee Laundromat, stuck in an Indiana timewarp

By: fmstlr

fmstlr — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:22:59 +0000

“Bil doesn’t know the origin of the signs or if this guy is even the original owner. He doesn’t have any facts. Just some pictures someone emailed him.”

“I’m not saying the pictures are not stereotypical, but how about just picking up the phone and cutting the guy some slack instead of making an obviously innocent person the subject of an attack?”

Base on the above two quotes from you, I wonder if YOU knew whether the elderly man is the original owner.

I’m also curious about how you came to the conclusion that the owner is OBVIOUSLY innocent, unless of course, you personally picked up the phone to verify it, instead of relying on just some pictures you saw on a blog.

By: arthur Skolovski

arthur Skolovski — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:50:23 +0000

To me I don’t care, i’m not oriental. I don’t care if the people of that town have a townies feel to it. Diversity to me and something that advances people, to you its people taking your jobs. Of course there’s a lot of BS that comes with diversity also. The true racial problem now is that its approach to it is Black and white. I don’t care if you’re town stay the way it been since you’ve known it. Change never should be forced upon people but, ignorance is bliss and easier. Cheer up man don’t have a cow man. I’m on your side. Its just good to understand differences of humanity and realize that we need to advance to stay competitive. Also what i’m sick of is the Black people saying we owe them stuff. Equality can only be achieved when nobody owes anybody nothing.

By: tim zank

tim zank — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:17:53 +0000

“arthur Skolovski says:
March 11, 2009 at 9:54 am”

Oh lighten up Francis, and good luck in your quest to make every square inch of the USA a bastion of racial diversity. I’m not gonna argue you point by point as it would be futile, but suffice to say, in my opinion, there are a multitude of social ills far greater than some old white mans “Oriental Laundromat” in Richmond frickin Indiana. This falls pretty far down my list of “racial problems that need my immediate attention”.

Get a fucking life.

By: arthur Skolovski

arthur Skolovski — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:54:57 +0000

“My guess is, that if ask someone in or around Richmond of Oriental ancestry, they wouldn’t and don’t give a flying fu&k about the U-washee laundromat.”

I guess its like if you grew up with ignorant people all your life…are you going to spend it trying to fight for something that’s really stupid but, only insensitive. I’m sure those people “oriental” ancestry” are not liking that shop but, its been there. They’ve learned to accept it why go against a town that relishes this type of caricatures. Does that make the entire town racist not quite but, it does show how the town as a small town that hasn’t changed much in terms of diversity. Hell most of them probably think the same as they did during the last 50 years killing the 6+ millions Asians in Asia. Also I can tell you don’t give a fu*k about this thing called racial sensitivity because to you it don’t exist but, that doesn’t make you a racist. Oriental is a backward term also. Just a FYI.

By: Bob G.

Bob G. — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:49:34 +0000

I dunno, Tim…but I can tell you I’m living right smack in the MIDDLE of a fricking problem that THEY created, surrounded by OTHER problems they ALSO created (by allowing them to breed)…LOL!

By: tim zank

tim zank — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:36:55 +0000

I find it interesting (rather telling actually) that no one has given this place a second glance from 1962 until today when a liberal blogger got an e-mail.

My guess is, that if ask someone in or around Richmond of Oriental ancestry, they wouldn’t and don’t give a flying fu&k about the U-washee laundromat.

Why is it incumbent upon white liberals to create a fricking problem when none exists???

By: jacphrost

jacphrost — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:00:32 +0000

Actually, they did try to contact him via phone, as most responsible reporters are apt to do, but he couldn’t be reached. As you said, he is an old man and the business has been around since forever. The phone number is actually a payphone outside of the store if I am told correctly.

Also, it would be wrong if anyone, regardless of skin color, owned the store. While I understand the age in which this was created, you have to admit that it is pretty insensitive. I live in Richmond and unfortunately, this is the type of thing that I expect. It has very little to do with hatred, just ignorance. Most white people cannot understand how something could be offensive because they have never been the minority and have had to face that. Some of my friends are white and gay have some idea, but they still enjoy the privilege of being white and not being perceived as gay.

No, I don’t believe we should boycott his business. It is a relic of its time and should be treated as such. He is a nice old man who wouldn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. But make no mistake, it is offensive and hurtful.