I am a White Woman Trapped in a Black Woman's Body! AMA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP do you have techie and/or geeky interests?

No

[Anonymous]

Pick one.... Mike "the situation" or Lil Wayne

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you excluded by blacks because you don't fit in?

Not as an adult but definitely when I was growing up in school.

[Anonymous]

We really need more black nerds! Why do you think the countervailing perception is that AA's shy away from academia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pick one.... Mike "the situation" or Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

[Anonymous]

Do you say brain fart sometimes?

[Anonymous]

Chitlins?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you say brain fart sometimes?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Chitlins?

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you listen to Whitesnake?

Yes

[Incognita]

OP I'm not understanding what you mean by being a white woman trapped in a black woman's body. Nothing you have said so far is attributed to either race. Clarify what specifically is it that makes you not black? The type of music you listen to, the neighborhood you live in, nor who you socialize other make you black or white in the way you've described.

I am a mixed race immigrant, I mostly identify as black, I live in a white neighborhood, have mostly white friends, am a nerd, didn't fit in with AA when I first moved here, etc., the list goes on. I have never felt like I was a white woman trapped in a black woman's body. It sounds like you are stereotyping yourself, it sounds really strange. Be careful what you're teaching your daughter, you shouldn't make your identity based on whether you like pop music or hip hop...

[Anonymous]

Do you like Stuff White People Like?

[Anonymous]

OP, I find you interesting because you sound similar to me.

I have the following questions to ask you:
Did you ever get bullied by African Americans? For instance, do they labeled you as an Oreo, whitewashed, sellout, because you don't act like a stereotypical black American woman?
Are white people puzzled by you because you don't act like a stereotypical black woman? Do they say things like, "Oh, you're so different." or "I would have never assumed that you like XYZ" because they can't wrap their brains around the fact that black people aren't a monolithic group.
When you're in predominately black social settings do you stick out like a sore thumb? For instance, does your tastes in music, hobbies, and food cuisine differ than most African Americans? Do you often times find yourself puzzled or completely out of touch with the conversations that you have with African Americans?
Do you feel more accepted by white Americans or African Americans?
What is your religion?
What types of music do you like?
What is your political afifliation?
If you could pick any country to live in besides the USA, what would it be?
Are you into the classics like literature, art, etc.?
Does your daughter attend a private or a public school?
What area in DC do you reside in?

Now if you had to invite Michelle Obama or Condoleezza Rice over your house for dinner, then who would you invite?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I find you interesting because you sound similar to me.

I have the following questions to ask you:
Did you ever get bullied by African Americans? For instance, do they labeled you as an Oreo, whitewashed, sellout, because you don't act like a stereotypical black American woman?
Are white people puzzled by you because you don't act like a stereotypical black woman? Do they say things like, "Oh, you're so different." or "I would have never assumed that you like XYZ" because they can't wrap their brains around the fact that black people aren't a monolithic group.
When you're in predominately black social settings do you stick out like a sore thumb? For instance, does your tastes in music, hobbies, and food cuisine differ than most African Americans? Do you often times find yourself puzzled or completely out of touch with the conversations that you have with African Americans?
Do you feel more accepted by white Americans or African Americans?
What is your religion?
What types of music do you like?
What is your political afifliation?
If you could pick any country to live in besides the USA, what would it be?
Are you into the classics like literature, art, etc.?
Does your daughter attend a private or a public school?
What area in DC do you reside in?

Now if you had to invite Michelle Obama or Condoleezza Rice over your house for dinner, then who would you invite?

not OP but I'm a black woman in a black woman's body and I've never fit in. Was told i probably need more hipster friends. Anyway, love the C. Rice or M. Obama question. I would definitely choose C. RICE.

[Anonymous]

Incognita wrote:OP I'm not understanding what you mean by being a white woman trapped in a black woman's body. Nothing you have said so far is attributed to either race. Clarify what specifically is it that makes you not black? The type of music you listen to, the neighborhood you live in, nor who you socialize other make you black or white in the way you've described.

I am a mixed race immigrant, I mostly identify as black, I live in a white neighborhood, have mostly white friends, am a nerd, didn't fit in with AA when I first moved here, etc., the list goes on. I have never felt like I was a white woman trapped in a black woman's body. It sounds like you are stereotyping yourself, it sounds really strange. Be careful what you're teaching your daughter, you shouldn't make your identity based on whether you like pop music or hip hop...

Maybe because you are a black immigrant.