We live in the 21st Century, do we not? This is a conversation I had last night...
Let me preface this story with a little background. Institute. The dating meat market of Mesa. Characters in the story: Me and a boy (who will remain nameless) who I have met on a few occasions.
Conversation begins...blah blah blah...5 minutes later
Boy: You're colored?
Me: What?
Boy: You're colored right?
Me: (Thinking in my head) Do I look ill? My shirt is colored, in fact, it's blue.
Boy: You're colored right? What is your race?
Me: (Somewhat shocked and speechless) Colored? I'm half Chinese.
Boy: Sweet. I thought you were Latina. So you're pretty smart, right. Good at math? I mean, you are Chinese.
Forgive me, I didn't realize I had lasped back in time to the South pre-Civil Rights movement. Colored? Me? Seriously?
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10 comments:
Ha ha! Alyssa, that is awesome. I can totally relate. Wow.
Wow... I'm speechless too.
No I'm not. I'd tell that guy exactly what a moron he is. Or just really socially awkward.
i cannot believe this!!! ew!
Oh, he did NOT!!! Hahahaha! I'm sorry, that's not funny, except...it is. What the....? Does that mean I should be good at...?? huh. What exactly should I be good at? Being a moron?
Dear awkward boy...
Unfortunately, I'm not surprised... I've spent 5 more years than you attending said institute. I'm just wondering if this was the same guy who (in one night) told me my arm hair was kind of manly and I should really have it waxed or something AND (AND) that my gray roots of my hair were showing and I should really take care of it more often than my every six week hair appointment.
And people wonder how girls as fabulous as we are still aren't married... Hmm. It's a mystery!
You are kidding me! I would have hit him! I'm back and I'll call you today! Love you!
You're not colored!?! I have been fooled all along:) Wow, that is weird. Like really weird. I feel sorry for the kid, poor thing. Are you good at math? I don't remember you ever taking math classes in college.
Hint: Don't date that boy!
I know I shouldn't be laughing, but you have a way with words. You should have just given him something to go off of- tell him you're half black, half latino, and half russian... then see what he says?
Had it been Justin Hale, funny. Assuming this guy is a whitey (cracker, honky, or anything else you feel like calling him), it's just "ignant." Sometime I'll have to tell you about the racist blog I read about Muslims. Sometimes, I am thoroughly amazed.
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