It should not come with the territory. It is similar to assuming: All Italians are member of the mafia, All Mexican are cheap; All Irish are Drunks; the list goes on.
If I was at a party and started an started a conversation with anyone from the groups mentioned above based on those assumptions I would be at the very least asked to leave. Why do I have to endure that kind of ignorance.
Just last month I had to deal with someone at a party who started a conversation about Bed-Stuy. I gave her a one word answer “redlining”. She is probably still starching her head.
“I never do the “oh it must be so hard for you to be a minority, see here I am cocking my head a little to the side like I’m being super understanding in a really condescending way” thing. That shit should get people immediately kicked in the balls.”
eee gads – i hope white peeps don’t do that too much – it is what it is – some people have it tougher in this world because of their race/gender/sexual preference/financial status – you name it – and all those peeps in my opinion just have better coping skills than someone who doesn’t have it so tough…
I never do the “oh it must be so hard for you to be a minority, see here I am cocking my head a little to the side like I’m being super understanding in a really condescending way” thing. That shit should get people immediately kicked in the balls.
DIBS, the NFLPA just dissolved as a union.
“Not great. But it comes with the territory”
It should not come with the territory. It is similar to assuming: All Italians are member of the mafia, All Mexican are cheap; All Irish are Drunks; the list goes on.
If I was at a party and started an started a conversation with anyone from the groups mentioned above based on those assumptions I would be at the very least asked to leave. Why do I have to endure that kind of ignorance.
Just last month I had to deal with someone at a party who started a conversation about Bed-Stuy. I gave her a one word answer “redlining”. She is probably still starching her head.
Gem, in 1850 more than 200 white babies and more than 300 black babies out of every 1000 babies born died in the first year of life.
The nuclear reactor at Fukushima is far from out of the woods yet. 🙁
The battery that prevents the core from overheating only has about 8 hours left.
“I never do the “oh it must be so hard for you to be a minority, see here I am cocking my head a little to the side like I’m being super understanding in a really condescending way” thing. That shit should get people immediately kicked in the balls.”
eee gads – i hope white peeps don’t do that too much – it is what it is – some people have it tougher in this world because of their race/gender/sexual preference/financial status – you name it – and all those peeps in my opinion just have better coping skills than someone who doesn’t have it so tough…
The expectation that almost all children will survive to adulthood is a fairly recent phenomenon.
Lech:That shit should get people immediately kicked in the balls.
you are definately one of a kind, Lech. You have a POINT OF VIEW. haha.
I never do the “oh it must be so hard for you to be a minority, see here I am cocking my head a little to the side like I’m being super understanding in a really condescending way” thing. That shit should get people immediately kicked in the balls.
My god RF – that sounds horrible! but then again – i guess darwin’s law in full effect