Sorry to disappoint, but yes I'm black

[bizarresally]

Why??? Why do people always have to make reference to me being 'black'... Yes I fucking know I'm not stupid, its not like I woke up one morning and discovered that I was a little darker than usual. I am so amazed at peoples blatant ignorance.

GRRRRRR!!

Comments

[tokio]

Can you give us a little bit more context? What happened? I'm really disappointed by the human race sometimes. :\

[teamtriceratops]

I'm glad you wrote this because it seems like a lot of Americans believe our racial issues have been forever quelled with the election of President Obama and obviously that is a bit optimistic and naive.

[spokenonlyonce]

yes! (and more than "a bit" I'd say!)

[red_rage]

People reference you being Black because we're stupid - and because everything that isn't the same is "other".

This shit makes me wanna twist somebody's fuckin' head. When describing a given situation, if the speaker is white and is speaking about a white person, no race indicator is given. In the same situation, if the white speaker is talkin' about someone that isn't white, there is almost ALWAYS a race indicator.

Grr!

/mini-rant.

[mizzpyx]

*nods*

Yeah, that's why I've started deliberately using privileged indicators in my everyday speech. Shakes things up a little bit.

Also, OP, that really really sucks, and it's completely stupid as well as ridiculously privileged.

[daphnep]

Out of curiosity, can you give examples of what you mean by "deliberately using privileged indicators in my everyday speech"? The idea appeals to me.

[tyciol]

This is kinda vague, what was the context in which it was mentioned, was it in relation to feminist sex?