A girl at the market today asked me what nationality I was..

[danielson]

Actually, many men mistake me for Somalian, especially men from Africa. That is always their first guess. Strange. I don't think I look Somalian, either.

I look different in person than I do in pictures though. My carriage is very haughty...military bearing contributes...so people see me walk, and my mannerisms, and assume I cannot be black American. whatever!

i can see why they might make that mistake

so....you stamp your heels when you walk huh

 

[Crazier]

People ask me about my ethnicity all the time.

On more than one occasion, an East Indian and/or Pakistani taxi driver asked me whether I am Somalian/Pakistani/Latin, etc. I said no, I'm black...then there is usually a pause.

Then it's 'oh, I'm sorry. You're too beautiful to be black'.

I know they don't mean it (I hope), but...

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Once I was in Iowa on business, with a white male colleague...we rode a taxi from the airport to the hotel...the cabbie was a nice old white guy. Anyway, he goes on this rant about how the 'hood is changing, restaurants coming and going. He talked about how "that over there used be a Church's Fried Chicken, but they only hired black folks, and they stole all the chicken out da back door, so they had to close down!"

He had no idea why me and my bud were laughing so hard...he felt he was speaking innocently about 'those people' and he had no idea I'm black....so me and my bud carried on like we agreed....saying stuff like 'yeah, you know those people are the worst..." and on and on...he kept agreeing, telling us more 'horror' stories about blacks...

enuf. going to work out now.

Nothing to say about my post, huh???? That's typical... ignore reality so you can continue to use the 'poor lil' black girl routine.' We'd all hate to see affirmative action end, just to name one of the few on the list.
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[strongchick]

SC - It's to correct a mistake. She wasn't implying what you are thinking.

If I was talking to someone and said, 'aren't you white?!?!', and it was a black guy with a lighter shade, when he said no... I would apologize just the same. Am I apologizing because I should have never doubted that he would be anything less than a black man, and any implication otherwise would be an insult? No.

Would I be apologizing because he's not white? No.

I'd apologize because I came to an incorrect conclusion about him.

This lady, in no way indicated that there is a superior race.
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ok, i'll answer you. I stated in my first reply that the written version SOUNDS odd....I'm sure people don't mean to sound like dumb asses, even if they think like dumb asses.

 

[AAP]

Yeah, that bitch should apologize. For not recognizing me as a member of the master race. What a bitch. I snapped to attention, threw out my right hand and shouted "Mein Homo" for all to hear.

 

[AAP]

I think Crazier hit the nail on the head with his first reply.

 

[smallmovesal]

that is one question i'll never get asked... no matter how tan i am

 

[##spiderbaby##]

When I came back from the Caymans someone asked me where I was from. I told her "my mothers uterus". No but seriously I told her "the midwest, why?" She said Oh I'm sorry I thought you were foreign!

Foreign?! I cracked up and she was embarrassed for even opening her mouth. It was funny.

I'm an american Mutt. You name the country and Ive prolly got some.


##spiderbaby##

 

[PinK233]

OH my dear.....MUST everything turn into a RACIAL issue?? Shit I'm afraid to even walk down the street in fear of bumping into a black person and being labeled a racist....RELAX PEOPLE

 

[nenofury]

Re: Re: A girl at the market today asked me what nationality I was..

why the need to apologize?

white people. sheesh.

How typical, whenever the subject of race comes up you people assume the worst. If you are so proud to be black, why the fuck do you care what white people think of you. I don't care what black people think about me and I'm just your average cracker.

 

[strongchick]

I asked a question, idiots!

The thread started with a reference to anal's ethnicity!!!!!

fuck off if you don't like my question. It was merely to spark a discussion that _I_ care about.

again, fuck off. I am not racist, I am proud. the fact that I like to understand people has contributed greatly to my success.

I use boards like these to get REAL info....again if you don't like it....