There was a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" where Larry had a racist dog, so this is definitely not an un-heard-of thing.
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't even finished reading the chat transcript, but I had to say > something about the racist dogs thread. Actually I can't believe this > was discussed at such length, because the last time my dad and I were > at my brother's house, he commented that he thinks my brother's dog is > racist. I have no idea if my brother is aware of this. We thought it > was a fluky, freaky thing that is not a common trait among dogs. Then > I read the chat and learn that a disproportionate number of dog- owning > chatters have this problem. How weird is that? So my brother's dog > isn't the freak we thought he was. It was quite noticeable, too-- the > dog normally loves people, but would bark whenever there was someone > there who wasn't caucasian and continue until the person left. It was > eerie. Anyway, this appears to be a well-documented phenomenon, which > was eye-opening to find out. I will see my dad at my brother's house > at Thanksgiving--if my brother's dog is still exhibiting this racist > behavior I can reassure my dad and maybe my brother too if he has > figured it out that his dog is not alone in acting like this. The chat > is so educational! >
