I'm just too embarrassed when we...(not for the sensitive)

TotallyWicked · #1 11-11-2007, 04:17 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAIN_w026aY

This reminds me of a trip we took senior yr of high school to the Cook County Courthouse....it embarassed me as the other school there were straight from the burbs and they took the behavior in the room as representative of the neighborhood...which isn't far from where I grew up (and I was the only person from that area

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TotallyWicked · #2 12-15-2007, 04:06 PM

I got a question for all of you...do you think it's only embarrassing when it's done around people who are not your race? Around one's own? Or anyone?

I get perturbed the most with people acting a fool INTENTIONALLY around other people, I think this only (in the eyes of the beholder), solidifies all the stereotypes about the group, I've actually apologized for someone of my folks' behavior even if I didn't know that person

TotallyWicked · #3 05-12-2008, 01:10 AM

I was so embarrassed today at my sister's graduation seeing my fellow Latinos acting a plum fool when their graduates came up.

What's worse, my sister's school is very diverse..like extremely and there are folks from all over the world, many of the names called we African, Arabic, and Asian...why the hell did my mom have to say OUT LOUD "what the hell kind of name is that?!"

Being that my sister was one of the last called up, I went to the hallway to prevent myself from hearing any more of that nonsense...adding onto that my dad was mimicking the Arabic names and he knows damn well most of my friends have Arabic names due to their religion or ethnicity

I love my folks but they can be straight up ignorant of other cultures sometimes!

some other Latin folks were being waaay too rowdy and I even heard a lady 3 seats above me say "They're being way too loud, are all Mexicans like that?!", some of the folks were yelling things out in Spanish that were completely inappropriate like "Yeah you can get a white girl with that degree now!", I seriously wanted to DIE right then and there....adding onto that the hood Latinos yelling out "yeah that's right that's my N**** Carlos, I see you n****"!

MsFoxyLoxy77 · #4 05-13-2008, 09:12 AM

Skimpy Prom Dresses

I went to a public high school and there were some girls there that just did not choose to dress appropriately. My prom was filled with girls ardoned with prom "dresses" that were practically two piece. I was and still am embarassed when I see women of African descent dressed blatantly inappropriate, the perception of black beauty is already so fragile...

MissCaramella · #5 05-13-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

Skimpy Prom Dresses

I went to a public high school and there were some girls there that just did not choose to dress appropriately. My prom was filled with girls ardoned with prom "dresses" that were practically two piece. I was and still am embarassed when I see women of African descent dressed blatantly inappropriate, the perception of black beauty is already so fragile...

Another example... and what's more, people are standing in the background like it's Fashion Week or something! We could do so much better.

IlovemyAKA · #6 05-13-2008, 04:09 PM

These prom dresses are discussed in detail in this thread...

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...=18056&page=38

KSUViolet06 · #7 05-13-2008, 04:21 PM

**When moms tell teachers and friends that "Lil Day Day don't NEED to do good in school cuz he 'gone be a rapper or a basketball player." Day Day is 8 years old and cannot read. You are an idiot.

**When she also thinks it's cute that while Lil Day Day can't read, he DOES know how to do the Soulja Boy.

naturaldiscretn · #8 05-14-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TotallyWicked

I was so embarrassed today at my sister's graduation seeing my fellow Latinos acting a plum fool when their graduates came up.

What's worse, my sister's school is very diverse..like extremely and there are folks from all over the world, many of the names called we African, Arabic, and Asian...why the hell did my mom have to say OUT LOUD "what the hell kind of name is that?!"

Being that my sister was one of the last called up, I went to the hallway to prevent myself from hearing any more of that nonsense...adding onto that my dad was mimicking the Arabic names and he knows damn well most of my friends have Arabic names due to their religion or ethnicity

I love my folks but they can be straight up ignorant of other cultures sometimes!

some other Latin folks were being waaay too rowdy and I even heard a lady 3 seats above me say "They're being way too loud, are all Mexicans like that?!", some of the folks were yelling things out in Spanish that were completely inappropriate like "Yeah you can get a white girl with that degree now!", I seriously wanted to DIE right then and there....adding onto that the hood Latinos yelling out "yeah that's right that's my N**** Carlos, I see you n****"!

I can imagine how embarrassed you must have been.

*SMH* at those prom dresses. We have got to do better!

TotallyWicked · #9 05-15-2008, 02:14 AM

students who preach inaccurate 'facts' about their history to people who don't know it.

prime example my soc class, there is only one Black student (he was mixed with Mexican), the prof asked what "black culture" was in order to prove how much assignment has been given to Blacks/African Americans and how essentialized these assignments are...some kid says 'rap'

...I say 'religious institutions like the A.M.E. church and the Nation of Islam"...this dude..again keep in mind he is the only Black student in class and the class is full of white freshmen from isolated areas of the country...

he goes on to say "but the Nation of Islam came out of rap music so they intertwine" I am like

I couldn't tell him anything cause it would've seemed like I was trying to teach him about his own history, I eventually told him it was inaccurate and he took it lightly, the white students responded with 'wow, I did not know that!'..so now they're going around thinking the NOI is a product of rap music *SMH* The Nation of Islam has been around since the 1930's...Rap came about in the 80's brotha!!!

KNOW YOUR FACTS!

rndiva1908 · #10 05-15-2008, 09:56 PM

I've been a frequent lurker on this site, but I felt compelled to post after reading some of these comments. I also have too many experiences to count, but I wanted to share something my mom encountered just last weekend...

My mom went to the nail salon and while she was being serviced, in walks a woman yelling across the shop that she'd like a "pedicurrr and manicurrr". The asian gentlemen kindly asked her to take a seat and she replies.."Oh...and I want a fake nail on both of my big toes". My mom puts her head down to hide her embarrassment and contain her laughter. The asian gentlemen could not hold his and looks at him and yells.."What the hell you laughin' at???"

And just yesterday, I realized how some of us refuse to wear maternity clothes even when our bodies say otherwise. I'm in graduate school and there's a girl in my class that looks like should could deliver at anyday. She had on a juicy couture tracksuit, with belly and buttcrack out everywhere. I was so embarrassed...nobody wants to see that mess

! There is no excuse considering that even Target makes nice, affordable, and fashionable maternity clothes. I even saw a lady once strolling in the mall, belly out for miles with a halter top on. It wasn't the halter top that disgust me so much, it was the fact the she had on NO BRA and was "lactating" through her top all while strolling like she was auditioning for ANTM! Before seeing her, I was going to stop at Ms. Field's cookies before calling it a day. But once I saw that, I immediately lost my appetite....after vomiting in my mouth of course!

preciousjeni · #11 05-15-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rndiva1908

It wasn't the halter top that disgust me so much, it was the fact the she had on NO BRA and was "lactating" through her top all while strolling like she was auditioning for ANTM!

unspokenone25 · #12 05-15-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rndiva1908

I've been a frequent lurker on this site, but I felt compelled to post after reading some of these comments. I also have too many experiences to count, but I wanted to share something my mom encountered just last weekend...

My mom went to the nail salon and while she was being serviced, in walks a woman yelling across the shop that she'd like a "pedicurrr and manicurrr". The asian gentlemen kindly asked her to take a seat and she replies.."Oh...and I want a fake nail on both of my big toes". My mom puts her head down to hide her embarrassment and contain her laughter. The asian gentlemen could not hold his and looks at him and yells.."What the hell you laughin' at???"
And just yesterday, I realized how some of us refuse to wear maternity clothes even when our bodies say otherwise. I'm in graduate school and there's a girl in my class that looks like should could deliver at anyday. She had on a juicy couture tracksuit, with belly and buttcrack out everywhere. I was so embarrassed...nobody wants to see that mess

! There is no excuse considering that even Target makes nice, affordable, and fashionable maternity clothes. I even saw a lady once strolling in the mall, belly out for miles with a halter top on. It wasn't the halter top that disgust me so much, it was the fact the she had on NO BRA and was "lactating" through her top all while strolling like she was auditioning for ANTM! Before seeing her, I was going to stop at Ms. Field's cookies before calling it a day. But once I saw that, I immediately lost my appetite....after vomiting in my mouth of course!

Hi. Can you introduce yourself in the respective thread?

KAPital PHINUst · #13 05-29-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rndiva1908

even saw a lady once strolling in the mall, belly out for miles with a halter top on. It wasn't the halter top that disgust me so much, it was the fact the she had on NO BRA and was "lactating" through her top all while strolling like she was auditioning for ANTM! Before seeing her, I was going to stop at Ms. Field's cookies before calling it a day. But once I saw that, I immediately lost my appetite....after vomiting in my mouth of course!

You should have went to Mrs. Fields to get your cookies anyway and after that you could've stepped to her and said:

"Excuse me. Can I get some milk for these cookies?" *lol*

BabyBlue91 · #14 05-16-2008, 11:11 AM

Yesterday I was walking back to my office from a training session where I witnessed part of the following exchange:

My building is adjacent to the parking lot for a newspaper. An employee for the paper was trying to turn in to report to work, but no ... one of our folk was blocking the driveway with his Cadillac and was positively indignant when the person from the paper asked him to pull up, talking about some, "I don't have anywhere to park"! Like that's supposed to be the other guy's problem!

I watched this dialogue ensue for several minutes (yes, I know I'm wrong too, LOL) while traffic continued to build behind them, and then the guy finally pulled up. I really thought the cops were going to have to be called. I have a relationship with the paper and I thought about notifying their front desk myself. Sheesh!