So I got bored
Feb. 5th, 2009 11:29 pmSo once upon a time, some guy in L.A. posted this on craigslist. Which is sort of like a delightfully sarcastic commentary on the Asian girl - White guy phenomenon. I laughed when I read it the first time. The second time through, I started getting really annoyed, and realized that the writer was kind of a passive-aggressive asshole.
Excerpt:
Ever since Chad took you out back in high school and made you the envy of all homecoming, you’ve understood the magical power of white boys. Your parents balked until they saw how well Chet treated you and made you so so so happy. You tell yourself you don’t see color lines, and that you’re ending racism by only dating white guys – and you give yourself a little pat on the back every night before dreaming of waking up with beautiful blonde hair. You’ve even thrown in a black guy or two, just to get back at daddy. Asian guys? Like, gag me with a spoon!
The girl he was referring to was not me. But it could have been.* So I wrote a response.
( Maybe if you grew a spine once in a while ... )
*You know. If I were the kind of girl who flirted, went to coffeeshops, or anything like that.
Excerpt:
Ever since Chad took you out back in high school and made you the envy of all homecoming, you’ve understood the magical power of white boys. Your parents balked until they saw how well Chet treated you and made you so so so happy. You tell yourself you don’t see color lines, and that you’re ending racism by only dating white guys – and you give yourself a little pat on the back every night before dreaming of waking up with beautiful blonde hair. You’ve even thrown in a black guy or two, just to get back at daddy. Asian guys? Like, gag me with a spoon!
The girl he was referring to was not me. But it could have been.* So I wrote a response.
( Maybe if you grew a spine once in a while ... )
*You know. If I were the kind of girl who flirted, went to coffeeshops, or anything like that.