"On Having a Black Name"

[browngirl]

From hitchhiker:

On having a black name by Daisy of Daisy's Dead Air.



An example of what people said to her when she used to work customer service and she gave her name:

"Are you black? Give me someone white. I want someone who can find their ass with both hands, no offense."

Comments

[mtgat]

My very blonde aunt married a man whose last name was Vargas. My older cousin has the classic features associated with a Mexican heritage, while my younger cousin is, like her mom, blonde. I'm not sure which surprised people more: the blonde Vargas girl or the dark-haired one who opened her mouth and spoke with the broadest Baltimore accent you've ever heard.

In regards to the original post, people suck and I'm glad Daisy posted.

*hugs Ny*