1) Don’t.*
* Even if you’re black.**
** But especially if you’re white.
Pretty simple.
Let’s keep in mind that when I use the verb “to say,” I’m being fairly literal and referring mostly to the cases in which the person has the most agency over what they’re saying.
I’m excluding those instances where you’re reading aloud from a book, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘awkward’
April 17, 2008
How to Say "Nigger" in the Classroom.
November 13, 2007
Souljaboy: Conquering America
One white child at a time.
Great extension on the “Superman,” by the way.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that I think that any person of any race looks foolish doing the Souljaboy dance. Black people — many of us, anyway — seem to be in on the joke. Others?
Perhaps not so [...]
