My Dog Is a Racist

My dog, a small, rather cute all-black mutt I rescued from a teenaged couple who neglected her badly, is generally sweet, but she is a racist. She hates black men. Everyone asks, "Did a black man ever beat her?" and I always answer "No, I doubt it. I think it's just because she's not used to dark skin."

I walked her through the park the other day. About twenty young men were playing soccer on their lunch break. Nineteen of the men were Caucasian or pale, and one was black. My dog ran into the middle of the game to confront the lone black man. She headed him off and stood barking at him. He looked at her, incredulous, spread his arms, and said "Take a look in the mirror, Sister."