Comments | hotmamatoo2003: HE CALLED ME BLACK! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!??

hotmamatoo2003

HE CALLED ME BLACK! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!??

Sep 10, 2005 18:11

Well, the week has been an interesting one, to say the least. Between the Red Cross and starting my new tutoring schedule, I got pretty tired, not that I am complaining. It was all worth it ( Read more... )

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melodyharmonius September 11 2005, 02:22:13 UTC

it's always weird how people perceive themselves and how we perceive people based on things out of our control, y'know?

I once was interviewed because of the ethnicity someone assumed I was from my name - reverse discrimination. They were totally disappointed because i was white and wouldn't count towards their quota. . .

jocundfey September 11 2005, 18:41:55 UTC

Forgive me for playing devil's advocate here but... are you SURE she's of african-america descent? Pacific Islander's have been known to have similar hair. I understand what you are saying but there may be more to the story then meets the eye. :)

hotmamatoo2003 September 11 2005, 19:30:09 UTC

no, no, no....I'm sure. It's not only her hair, but her skin color.

jocundfey September 12 2005, 01:15:18 UTC

Well as I said, sometimes Pacific Islander's have similar hair and skin. Maybe she's just a wonderful mix of a few different races. :) It's not a bad thing by any means. You tend to pick up all the strong qualities of each background.

hotmamatoo2003 September 11 2005, 22:30:54 UTC

Well, I Googled Pacific Islander and looked at pics...I guess it is a possibility. I finally got up off my butt and when out to my car where I had the paperwork that should tell me her race. As I walked out to my car I was betting Pacific Islander, but her paperwork said that she was of "mixed racial heritage including; Indian, caucasian, and Hispanic" However, the funny part was the way the doctor phrased it. He made it apparent that her adoptive mother gave him this information and to me, with the way he phrased it, took away some of her credibility. I don't know, the girl is beautiful and she shouldn't have been surprised that someone thought that she was black. I still don't think that her parents have communicated properly with her on this issue.

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michellecares September 12 2005, 01:00:43 UTC

I don't blame you for avoiding that convo at all.