Being mixed black and white, it is very easy to talk about race issues, because it is always on the front of our minds. We're constantly reminded of the different races, because every day growing up, we had to say hi to two parents who just didn't look the same.
I love joking about it. Some of my white friends feel uncomfortable about it, because joking about race is a dangerous place to go, I mean come on, they're personally responsible for slavery right? (kidding)
Anyway, my two favorite race related nicknames are "Vanilla Chocolate swirl," and "the half brotha." They're self given, of course, but I love it. They just seem to fit so well.
My favorite saying is a response to "once you go black you'll never go back..." "once you go half black, even black becomes whack." I don't really get a whole lot of laughs to that, but I think it's funny, so I'm sticking with it.
One time I was playing pool with a friend of mine who is the most Irish looking guy outside of Ireland, and it was time to rack the balls. I told him that his people were used to cheap labor, so he should rack the balls. His response to me was classic.
"Well, your people are used to free labor, so YOU should rack the balls."
I racked the balls.
So yeah, I would love to hear some of your race related nicknames. If you're black, white, biracial, hispanic, asian, anything. What nicknames have you had?
I know that HNIC has a few.
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I've had White Chocolate, Mocha Man, Swirl, and Cinnamon Stick (when I used to be really thin)
Ashley
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