No one leads the league in awkward questions asked about
Black People like White People...
I’m not piling on the whole race now. A large
percentage of the Caucasians I associate with are not clueless at all.
But they grew
up with me immersed in diversity, a privilege that everyone is not
afforded.
In 27 years of life, I’ve fielded every racially-associated
question you can think of from Caucasians without much frustration or ill-will…
Some asked just to make conversation because they
didn’t know what else to say…
Others were simply due to the fact that they hadn’t hung out
with too many African-Americans and naturally there was curiosity.
Here are ten of my all-time favorites!
10. "WHAT DO GRITS TASTE LIKE?"
9. "YOUR HAIR IS
DIFFERENT…CAN I TOUCH IT?"
8. "SO…DID YOU VOTE
FOR OBAMA?"
7."CAN I TELL YOU A
JOKE? IT'S A LITTLE RACIST…"
6. "MJ OR KOBE?"
5. "CAN YOU TEACH ME
HOW TO DANCE?"
4. "NEVER HAD A BLACK FRIEND, WILL YOU BE MINE?"
3. "IS IT TRUE WHAT
THEY SAY ABOUT BLACK GUYS?"
2. "DO YOU CARE IF I
SAY THE N-WORD?"
1."TUPAC OR BIGGIE?"
Tupac-Biggie isn’t really an awkward question as much as
it’s the timing. White people tend
to drop it out of the blue when there’s no discussion of music going on
whatsoever.
If a white guy is around black people he’s unfamiliar with,
the old “Tupac or Biggie” debate is THE go-to play.
Stepped out for a drink with some people Friday night and my buddy’s
girl brought a couple of her co-workers.
Here’s how’s the convo went right after we had finished discussing our
jobs:
HIM: So you a Biggie or
Tupac fan man?
ME: (shit-eating grin)
First-time huh?
HIM: Excuse me?
ME: Never mind, I’m more
of a Biggie guy bro.
HIM: Me Too! I felt like Pac was a better
storyteller but Biggie was all about the lyrics man!
I know he went home excited as shit like I MADE A BLACK
FRIEND! UNITY!!!!!
-WST
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