 And Koreans occupied this middle position between the Black and white communities for reasons that Carol didn't understand. She tells me that her childhood view was narrow, framed by this one bulletproof window and flashes of hostility on the other side. So she started to fight back. The F-bomb became her weapon in these heated exchanges with some of her customers. I was racist at some point because they were calling me these names, so I'd call it right back.