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Pyrate · 06-11-2003, 01:40 AM

Hell, you're wrong there qpid. I understand totally. Do you know what it's like when you say you're learning Japanese and programming, and the person you're talking to goes:

"Oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!! How come?"

Or someone goes: "Ooooohhh you're pretty tall. You should become a basketball player."

I reply with sarcasm, (If appropriate): "You're taller than me. Why don't YOU try it?"

"Weeeeeeeeeellll, it's not really my thing..."

What they are saying is, in all practicality, "You're black. I'm, white. you SHOULD play basketball, it's your 'thing', even if you're short and you aren't really interested in it"

Ridiculous.

It's like every black guy, midget to giant, is a 'tall, potential basketball player'

No one understands how I can sit on a pc for a good two hours posting away on the likes of this board. They expect me to be at the fucking football cage, acting ornery and loud, bunning spliffs all day. Ok ok, so I bun weed, but hey, wtf, half the world is doing it.

No one understands what I see in aggressive rollerblading, except other bladers and my closest friend, who is also black. I'm supposed to be a bloody well basketballer. Failing that, a footballer (soccer). People look at me funny when I step onto Dance Dance Euromix in Trocadero or Namco. The Japanese tourists are fine with it (they have respect), the fine young chicks are fine with it (they love me!), hell, even some of those white British guys are fine with it (they're friendly and safe), but nooooo! A black youth sees you dancing away on the machine and you're a 'pussy', or a 'neek'. Unless you're playing Time Crisis of course. You see, THAT game involves light guns, so they have no problem with me playing that.

It's a fucked a world, people, but at the same time it's great!

1. Being a black youth I can enjoy the comfort of a full seat on a bus.

2. I can put my feet up on crowded train and no one would dare ask me to move them.

3. I can run for a bus when all lazy sloth like unhealthy others trot at the pace of the traffic.

4. If I want to use the free (occupied) Gamecube Demo cubicle in Virgin Megastore, all I have to do is stand threateningly close to the person and big out my chest. Watch as the (usually white) occupant magically disappears!

5. If I haven't got any cigarettes left, I just say to someone smoking "Oi, have you got a cigarette?!" and most time they'll quickly hand one over before I 'mug them'.

As long as people hold stereotypes and depictions of my people, I will continue to take advantage of them. Call it getting a tiny amount of pleasure out of their predudices!!!

btw things sound bad bad bad but they ain't TERRIBLE. I usually end up dispelling any stereotypes people have of me when I talk to them, cos I'm a really nice and friendly person. You can kinda disarm someone by being genuinely nice when they expect you to be a grunt.

end of rant. Phew!

06-11-2003, 01:40 AM	#29 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	Hell, you're wrong there qpid. I understand totally. Do you know what it's like when you say you're learning Japanese and programming, and the person you're talking to goes: "Oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!! How come?" Or someone goes: "Ooooohhh you're pretty tall. You should become a basketball player." I reply with sarcasm, (If appropriate): "You're taller than me. Why don't YOU try it?" "Weeeeeeeeeellll, it's not really my thing..." What they are saying is, in all practicality, "You're black. I'm, white. you SHOULD play basketball, it's your 'thing', even if you're short and you aren't really interested in it" Ridiculous. It's like every black guy, midget to giant, is a 'tall, potential basketball player' No one understands how I can sit on a pc for a good two hours posting away on the likes of this board. They expect me to be at the fucking football cage, acting ornery and loud, bunning spliffs all day. Ok ok, so I bun weed, but hey, wtf, half the world is doing it. No one understands what I see in aggressive rollerblading, except other bladers and my closest friend, who is also black. I'm supposed to be a bloody well basketballer. Failing that, a footballer (soccer). People look at me funny when I step onto Dance Dance Euromix in Trocadero or Namco. The Japanese tourists are fine with it (they have respect), the fine young chicks are fine with it (they love me!), hell, even some of those white British guys are fine with it (they're friendly and safe), but nooooo! A black youth sees you dancing away on the machine and you're a 'pussy', or a 'neek'. Unless you're playing Time Crisis of course. You see, THAT game involves light guns, so they have no problem with me playing that. It's a fucked a world, people, but at the same time it's great! 1. Being a black youth I can enjoy the comfort of a full seat on a bus. 2. I can put my feet up on crowded train and no one would dare ask me to move them. 3. I can run for a bus when all lazy sloth like unhealthy others trot at the pace of the traffic. 4. If I want to use the free (occupied) Gamecube Demo cubicle in Virgin Megastore, all I have to do is stand threateningly close to the person and big out my chest. Watch as the (usually white) occupant magically disappears! 5. If I haven't got any cigarettes left, I just say to someone smoking "Oi, have you got a cigarette?!" and most time they'll quickly hand one over before I 'mug them'. As long as people hold stereotypes and depictions of my people, I will continue to take advantage of them. Call it getting a tiny amount of pleasure out of their predudices!!! btw things sound bad bad bad but they ain't TERRIBLE. I usually end up dispelling any stereotypes people have of me when I talk to them, cos I'm a really nice and friendly person. You can kinda disarm someone by being genuinely nice when they expect you to be a grunt. end of rant. Phew! __________________ ?