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Originally posted by Snaqwells
5th grade boys AAU. Predominantly minority team (red) against predominantly white team (white). This is only relevant for one reason, which will be clear in a second.
End of the game (my 7th and last of the day), one of the fans for red comes up and asks my partner and I for our names so she can file a complaint with the league. I direct her to the site manager and tell her to file with him, and he can give my name if he chooses. After asking her a few times who she's going to file the complaint with, she says she's filing with AAU on line. (5th grade boys, mind you)
Partner finally chimes in. "Ma'am, have you ever read a rule book?"
"My brother played for the Celtics, I think I know a little something...."
"Ma'am, have you ever read a rule book."
"Yeah, have you ever heard of racism?"
Me: dumbfounded. Unable to even respond to this.
Did I mention it was 5th grade boys?
Worst case scenario, I won't be able to work 5th grade boys AAU for the rest of the year. 
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She doesn't quite understand who the racist was in this encounter. Hint: It wasn't you.
I had this happen once before -- once a coach told me I was anti-African-American (although I don't think he used this phrase). After I stopped laughing, I just told him I was merely anti-idiot and walked away from him.