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Most ignant thing that one guy told me was that I wasn't "black enough." This was from h.s. in the tiny, little, itty, bitty town that I live in. We were having a dicusson on Black History Month or something. But he proceeded to tell me that I "wasn't black enough," because of my position on something. My response, "Do I have to be black as tar on the ground to be considered black?" He proceeded to leave me alone.
Second most ignant thing, secretary where I was working continued to question my race/ethnicity. She: "You don't look black." Me: "Excuse me?" Her: "Well your last name isn't black." Me: "Yes I know it isn't." Her: "Well how did you get that last name?" Me: "My parents were married and that's how I got it, or did you think that Black folks didn't get married?" Her: "Ummmm, well, yes, but you just don't 'look' Black." Me: Same response as I said to homeboy from years ago. Her: In a huff "Well!" Me: I left the office buildling and the office to return the next day.
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