A jet-liner takes off east out of florida to head overseas. About half way across the atlantic, the pilots notice a serious problem! Their payload (or weight) is way too heavy and will require too much fuel to make it across.
At the same time, they are far enough where they can’t make it back to florida.
The pilots realize one solution, simply, some people have to get off or they will all die.
A few minutes later, the pilot calmly gets on the intercom to explain the situation to passengers.
After he explained it, he said their was only one way to be fair about it, and that was to go in alphabetical order.
So after everyone calmed down a bit, the pilot calmy gets on teh intercom… “ok, all african americans, get of the plane”
Oddly, noone gets off.
A couple minutes pass and the pilot gets back on the intercom…
“ok, all the blacks, get off the plane”
Once again…noone gets off.
So, the pilot tries again…
“ok, all the colored people, get off the plane”
Noone gets off
At this time, a little african american boy in the back of the plane looks up at his dad and says…
“daddy, aren’t we all of those?”
His dad looked back at him, and calmly said…
“not today son, today we are nigers, we will let the mexicans go first”