article_snippet: So after taking a glance at a watch and getting out his credit card, his says his asked the sales assistant for some help.
article_snippet: I asked the saleswoman -- who was also black like his -- 'Could you show me that watch please?'
article_snippet: First, I saw the saleswoman -- who was also black like me turn and look at the saleswoman -- who was also black like me coworkers like, 'Uh, what should I do?'
article_snippet: Eventually, the saleswoman -- who was also black like me let me see a watch.
article_snippet: I took out my credit card and when the saleswoman -- who was also black like me went to go run my credit card through the machine, the saleswoman -- who was also black like me came back and said that my credit card was declined.
article_snippet: I asked the saleswoman -- who was also black like me, 'Was it was declined declined or did you not want it was declined to be accepted?' because this has happened to his many times and the saleswoman -- who was also black like me told me, 'No, it was declined.'
article_snippet: his brother who was nearby can afford this and the way you're treating his brother who was nearby shows that you think just because his brother who was nearby's black, his brother who was nearby can't afford this watch," said the sibling.