white privilege my ass
The next time some asshat tries to lecture me on how only white people can be racists. I'm going to get up, intone "BULLSHIT" in my best parade-ground voice, and walk out. This is the latest reason why.
There was a Walmart dude fighting (and losing) a battle to get an insanely heavy piece of DIY furniture out of a shopping cart and into the SUV of these two Latinas, one middle-aged and one bonafide abuela. I couldn't get out of my parking space until he was done or admitted defeat, so I unassed the Toaster and pitched in. We got it into the truck, I got thanked by all concerned, and as I climbed back into the Toaster I said "De nada," as I do at least half the time when I'm dealing with Latinos.
So the grandma says with some surprise, "De nada? De que sabes 'de nada'?" (How do you know 'de nada'?)
to which I replied "Porque soy Hispano." (Because I'm Hispanic.)
"Pero tienes cara de gringo!" (But you have a gringo's face!)
*shocked* "Que?!?"
"Tienes cara de gringo!" (You have a gringo's face!)
I was dumbstruck. I finally ground out "Y mi mama tambien!" (And my mom does too!) before I drove off.
I was having a good day before this shit happened. People like that can Иди на хуй черmy.
There was a Walmart dude fighting (and losing) a battle to get an insanely heavy piece of DIY furniture out of a shopping cart and into the SUV of these two Latinas, one middle-aged and one bonafide abuela. I couldn't get out of my parking space until he was done or admitted defeat, so I unassed the Toaster and pitched in. We got it into the truck, I got thanked by all concerned, and as I climbed back into the Toaster I said "De nada," as I do at least half the time when I'm dealing with Latinos.
So the grandma says with some surprise, "De nada? De que sabes 'de nada'?" (How do you know 'de nada'?)
to which I replied "Porque soy Hispano." (Because I'm Hispanic.)
"Pero tienes cara de gringo!" (But you have a gringo's face!)
*shocked* "Que?!?"
"Tienes cara de gringo!" (You have a gringo's face!)
I was dumbstruck. I finally ground out "Y mi mama tambien!" (And my mom does too!) before I drove off.
I was having a good day before this shit happened. People like that can Иди на хуй черmy.