The Venting Thread

This. Got a job? Got into a school? Well, it's because you're a minority. Forget the fact that 95% of the workforce is white. You got the job because you aren't. You minorities are obviously at the advantage here.

It's not usually meant in the erm..traditional..hateful scream it from the white hoods kind of way.
It's subtle, VERY KIND, humorous even..and just as annoying.

It's no fun getting compared to food products at all times. I don't call you my little whipped cream friend..don't call me your little caramel one. Starbucks drinks are just that..drinks. I am not a latte caramel whatever.

It sucks that everything you do also feels like a kind of *oh and you get an extra cookie because you're a MINORITY*
Got an A on a physics exam? "Fran, this is excellent work.. as a female minority it's so nice to see you shine so brightly in this class"
..why do I have to shine so brightly as a female minority? Do I not shine just as much just for being Fran?

It sucks having people assume you are poor or had a rough childhood, there is a lot of weird pity kindness that comes with it. This happens A LOT. A big group of friends will be making dinner plans and one will very kindly tell JUST me something like "Oh don't worry..they have really reasonably priced stuff too!" or offer to pay for me.
or people will hear I went to private school or something as a child and say something like "You are so lucky to have parents who would make that kind of sacrifice and go without so you could attend school in a nice place"
..we didn't go without because I went to private school.
..we lived in a nice area so our local public school was a nice place.. I just preferred private school.

You get a GOLD MEDAL AND A COOKIE FOR BEING "their kind" of attractive.
"Your hair is so pretty! You are so lucky you got THIS kind of hair HA HA HA"
"That is such a cute dress, you dress so preppy! Not ghetto at all "
"You are so lucky you got caramel skin, it's so pretty! I can't imagine being THAT dark"

This has happened to me at least 5 times
"What does your father do?"
"Oh he's a surgeon."
"You never told me you were adopted!"

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This video is THE BEST **** white girls say to black girls lol it's a satire, but based in A LOT of truth
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Thanks. I don't know what to do for him and his grandma is a seriously awesome lady. And there are so many parallels between the way this is going down and the way my grandma died that it's bringing back a lot of really crummy memories. I really really ****ing hate cancer. It's such a horrible way to lose people.

I'm coooooold.

I will gladly trade places with you.
It is hot as satan's balls here.

I am ready for the technology to reach the point where my house cleans itself completely.

I used to think my mother was a drama queen.

I was so wrong.

She is a cheap, dockside dramawhore.

I think it's called not having any kids or pets. LOL

And . . . how do you know how hot Satan's balls are?

Sounds like her and my mom could hook up and be bffs

No I don't think that's the key lol... I make a heck of a mess all on my own. I don't know how I do it exactly. I TRY to be tidy as I go but it never works *looks over at the dining room table covered in mail, my purse and various random papers, ribbons and other goodies that don't belong on a dining room table* :rofl1:

Brian makes fun of me whenever we go to a hotel. He always says that within ten minutes of checking in it looks like my suitcase vomits all over the room LOL