December 26, 2001
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Help! I fell into the wrong decade/century!
Jimmy had a friend that lives in a rural area spend the night. Chase (the friend) is 15 years old. I was in the kitchen tonight, listening to them chat. They turned on MTV.
Chase: "Jimmy, turn that off! Hasn't anyone told you rap sucks?"
Jimmy: "Hasn't anyone told you that J-Lo has a fabulous boo-tay?"
(PAUSE)
Chase: (Aghast) "HEY! I thought J-Lo was Puerto Rican!"
Jimmy: "Yeah."
Chase: "Then what's she doing dancing with a black guy??"
Apparently I don't know enough rednecks or something... I'd
about forgotten this type of thought process was still around. I leaned over, looked at Chase, and said "I did NOT just hear you say that." He looked embarassed, and I immediately gave myself a mental bonk in the head. A 15 year old is probably the product of his environment. He's probably had these ideas hammered into his head his whole life, and they seem normal to him. I tried to explain about Jennifer Lopez and Sean "Puff Daddy/P-Diddy" Combs, etc.
Chase was stammering. "I, um. I guess I... I, uh..."
Me: "You're from the country?"
Chase: "I don't keep up with... these kinds of things."
Me: "I married a Mexican, you know."
Chase was even more shocked. "Jimmy's dad is a MEXICAN??"
I think it's time to hit the eggnog again.
Comments (10)
yo yo yo...what?
ouch...we don't get that kind of attitude here in Canada...I remember in the seventies, seeing asian men with black women and thinking it a little unusual...but there was no real shock there.
These days, we are literally a biological melting pot.
I like it here.
V~
I've been in the wrong generation since I was born.
Heck, I'm still trying to figure out what a boo-tay is.
Yes! As a true bonafide Mexican, I'd like to thank you for marrying into our huge and beautiful family, and I extend to you now the titular of Honorary Mexican Person. You are now entitled to neutrality during wartime, and a simple, nonmaterialistic life free of credit debt. Oh, and all the fish tacos you can eat between 2 and 4 pm on weekdays.
Keep up the educational efforts, and we'll see you at the next fiesta!
Que viva Zapata!
LOL! marcopolo's offer sounds pretty good. too bad i'm already married; all you can eat fish tacos is a pretty neat bonus you do'nt get when you marry guyanese...
p.s. you just changed chase's life forever. kudos to you.
what would America be without racism?? I'm Black so I get it all the time. It's still here its just subtle. People of color see it all the time, other's deny its existance. So don't let the American media fool ya, its still here!
p.s. here's ur brownie points!!
eek!
yeh, people still think that way.
nothing like listening to my grandma talk about race. i have to keep remembering 'she's my grandma, i gotta' be polite...'
er, *sigh*