Prejudice
He was humiliating himself on the stage, at first with his un-funny jokes and then with his poorly executed magic. Silence turned to boos and soon the crowd began to throw pennies. Most missed, but some struck him in the face painfully. He tried to continue. These people had paid big to attend this benefit.
Nearby his wife and her friend watched the disaster. "God, you must be completely humiliated," the friend said. His wife looked at her with astonishment. "Humiliated?" she asked, "He's raising money for kids with cancer. I've never been more proud of anyone in my life."
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