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Jenoch

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22. When I was three years old

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 08:21 PM

Jun 2014

I saw another little boy bundled up against the winter cold and I asked my mother why he had a black head. It was an innocent question, there were few black families in my small hometown. I don't remember asking, it was just a story my mother told.

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If Black People Said the Stuff White People Say, Here's How Offensive It Would Sound [View all] KamaAina Jun 2014 OP

great, now where's the opposite? nt msongs Jun 2014 #1

That was pretty funny yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #5

the opposite has been happening in every city and town for the last 40 years. bettyellen Jun 2014 #26

Seriously? Squinch Jun 2014 #42

That still graphic in the OP>>> When I was in 1st grade my best friend who sat next to me KittyWampus Jun 2014 #2

When I was three years old Jenoch Jun 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author geoxyx Jun 2014 #3

I wondered who would post this one. bravenak Jun 2014 #4

Gravitycollapse posted it Saturday pintobean Jun 2014 #12

Can't believe i missed it. bravenak Jun 2014 #13

FWIW, I don't think you need the prefix anymore Nevernose Jun 2014 #27

Curious malokvale77 Jun 2014 #15

Busy writing my book. bravenak Jun 2014 #19

Well I am not one who has ever called you racist malokvale77 Jun 2014 #29

Cool. bravenak Jun 2014 #30

I t would be hard for me to be a critic... malokvale77 Jun 2014 #39

excellent Vattel Jun 2014 #6

If you want to see an entire movie like that... Blanks Jun 2014 #7

That's an EXCELLENT movie! Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #10

Very funny Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #8

Welcome to DU, Alex! KamaAina Jun 2014 #9

Thanks! Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #11

Is white people touching black people's hair common? Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #14

YES noiretextatique Jun 2014 #16

Yes. bravenak Jun 2014 #20

Ugh!! I hate that! So rude and invasive. REP Jun 2014 #25

It did!!! bravenak Jun 2014 #31

I also hope REP Jun 2014 #36

Not offensive. bravenak Jun 2014 #40

Never been pregnant, but yes, that makes my skin crawl too! REP Jun 2014 #43

I doubt you'll run across a Black woman ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #24

Yep JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #28

I do it all the time every day pediatricmedic Jun 2014 #45

Hilarious....have you ever been to the site called " Black people love us?" same thing. nt clarice Jun 2014 #17

Yes. I have been there. bravenak Jun 2014 #21

Don't they so LOOK the part ? The guy looks.. clarice Jun 2014 #23

They do look exactly like the page makes them sound. bravenak Jun 2014 #32

What amazed me, is that if you read some of the "comments" clarice Jun 2014 #35

That's my favorite part. bravenak Jun 2014 #37

So right !!!! nt clarice Jun 2014 #38

BTW..."too Brady Bunch" cracked me up, nt clarice Jun 2014 #41

I have. Damn funny site, too. nt AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #48

ever seen this? cali Jun 2014 #18

that was in "Scandinavia and the World" a while back MisterP Jun 2014 #33

Well done..so funny..thanks. K&R Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #34

I've never had Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #44

Yea. White people suck. maced666 Jun 2014 #46

Depends how they are cooked. nt clarice Jun 2014 #47

Right wing racist who minimize majoritive cultures actions suck even more uponit7771 Jun 2014 #49