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Ugh, Michael Rappaport, I loathe him. But anyway, I was at a work event today and a guy I’d met at a mixer previously decided to approach me all like “ayyyyyye, gurl how you doin da-day?” I’m like…err, I distinctly remember him not being all slangy with me before so what has changed and what into THEE hell made him decide to get jiggy with his verbal communication with me? It’s because I’m black!
Let’s explore some questionable behaviors I’ve encountered:
- White girls who be like “Girrrrrllllll” before they speak to me. I clearly saw and heard Samantha and Becky speak to one another without any Shenehneh catch phrases, so why did she turn to me with her best black girl impersonation?
- Non-Black people who decide to try African-American Vernacular English (Ebonics) when in the presence of Black people. It comes off very Rob Van Winkle.
- Non-Black people using words like “ratchet” “hood” “fleek” “bae” “bye felicia” and “ghetto” in my presence because they see it is as a great opportunity to show all they’ve learned from watching VH-1 reality shows and vines.
- Non-Black people increasing the volume of their voices when talking to me. Shit, I ain’t deaf. WTF! So because all Black people talk loud, you must yell at me like I wouldn’t understand you if you used your inside voice?
Chime in, what have Non-Black people done in your presence that just made your ass itch because of the ignorance, appropriation, and all out wackness they’ve exhibited trying to be hip?
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