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

[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****"!

[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...

[MissCaramella]

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]

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

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

[KSUViolet06]

**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.

[AKA_Monet]

Well, you know how most kneegrows do not celebrate Halloween with costumes... I guess they wear their "costumes" out when it is warmer...

I know right now it looks booboo... But, in a few years, the little girl's design will be the greatest of all get out and "they'll" be wearing in on the "red carpet" to the Oscars... When that happens, I'd be pissed off...

Now, the young lady should go to the Art Institutes, major in Fashion Design, wind up in France or Italy, and form "protest clothes" to just piss off adults.

That is NOT saying I liked the girl's dress, but it was ingenious. If there was a "dress code" for the prom, then the school educates the young people, ultimately, and should have told these girls why "revealing" clothes will not be tolerated... Moreover, how is that equal to the young men who dress like pimps--the pimphat and crunk juice? We are lucky to get the men out of their "$1,000,000" gym shoes...

[naturaldiscretn]

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]

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]

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]

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!

[tld221]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

**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.

or even worse, the excuses given why day day cant read: "he caint be smart like the rest of these kids... the system is making it harder for these kids to pass these classes... this system arent teaching what these kids need to know..."

just stop. day day knows how to read his PSP screen, the directions on the back of a video case, or a game magazine to get cheat codes. but he sho can't read the front of the newspaper, or the face on a watch with hands. hell, does day day even know his address? stop telling me "what block you stay on." you aint the only one who live on that block.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

**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.

Originally Posted by tld221

just stop. day day knows how to read his PSP screen, the directions on the back of a video case, or a game magazine to get cheat codes. but he sho can't read the front of the newspaper, or the face on a watch with hands. hell, does day day even know his address? stop telling me "what block you stay on." you aint the only one who live on that block.

Wow... I missed what you said KSU!!!

One of the famous older hall of fame athletes who lectured at my campus said that merely pursuing the high profile jobs like athletics, entertainment, etc. should NOT be the main focus because:

• You can get hurt at anytime--look at Remy Ma...
• Very few make it overall--something like less than 1% and that is due to KNOWING the BUSINESS--meaning do you want to be Kobe Bryant or the man that pays Kobe Bryant's salary?
• You ONLY have a DEFINED amount of time to do this job at best 20 years, at worst 1 year.
• Lastly, if getting hurt, lack of reading contracts, or lack of publicity, that wanes--YOU WILL GET OLD AND AGE OUT!!! Genres change. There is always someone younger and faster than you. We cannot stop time.

So when you have the education cushion to back you up, then education sets you free!!!

He said this because some ghettofabulous kneegrow baby's mama uttered that kind of question and was shocked...

[unspokenone25]

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]

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]

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!