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Please enlighten this board and let us know when a black person has ever said to another black person..
"Wow, she/he was so articulate."
"She/he was really well-spoken."
I would really like to know b/c in all of my dealings out in the world, it has only been a nonminority making this bogus, irrational, insensitve, kind of statement..
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It happens to me every now and then... but usually over the phone with elderly friends of the family. I'll admit, I do sound a lot like Tiger Woods when I talk, and was the captain of my forensics team, but I usually get confused for a telemarketer when I'm just trying to thank someone for a birthday card or something. This one lady, who goes to my church treats me like one until I explain who I really am. Then she lightens up and tells me that I speak proper and that it's a good thing. I was the captain of my forensics and debate team so it was more unusual for me to speak in the popular vernacular most of the time.
Unspokenone, I do know where you're coming from. Just because I find communication important, there is no reason for people to patronize me. Anybody with sense speaks clearly, or at least tries to. Although my first impressions have allowed me to stand out at some favorable times, I've seen the look of surprise on some people's faces when they meet me in person. It makes me laugh. Not because it's funny, but because I'm just not that nice. I could rebut some insulting comments from people with even more assaulting assesments, but maybe I believe that some people don't think before they say things. I don't sometimes.
-one of the "GOOD" ones