Black.White. (It's On Now!)

From 17 March 2006 @ 01:42 pm

Ya'll know you want to talk about it. Some of you may be shocked by the way the White woman so candidly expresses the most IGNORANT ideas and thoughts. You might say, "Why doesn't she realize how offensive she is?" Well, as a Black woman who went to a White school and had a White roommate (who had only met 1 Black person in her life), I can tell you that White folks are just that way sometimes.

Seriously, that woman doesn't know that she is being offensive or just weird. The definition of ignorant includes simply not knowing. You could put her picture in there with the definition, cuz that's what she is. Unfortunately, the Black woman on the show gets all offended and mean instead of trying to understand the woman. This is typical of Black folks who haven't had the chance to really interact with people who aren't Black. When you do, you realize that, yes, there are racists out there, but there are plenty of folks who are just ignorant. So what do you do? I believe it's your job to educate them. I hear you now: They need to learn on their own. Yeah, they probably should, but they won't.

So, ladies, the next time a White woman reaches out to touch your fresh weave or braids and asks if she can get something like that too, think before you go off on her. The next time a White person calls you "a beautiful Black creature," try to understand that it may be their attempt to give you a genuine complement, and calmly explain that it isn't. It's all good people. Watch Black.White. on FX at 10 EST if you have no idea what the hell I'm talking about.