Anonymous
Post 06/21/2013 01:47     Subject: Re:White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:Seriously, this is what I can't stand about DCUM!

Why should this be reported? She made NO racist statement. Simply asked if there were white nannies around. Maybe she wants to be friends with them? Who cares why? It is EXACTLY like the filipina nanny post. Yet no one screamed racist at that.

And i am not white, so do not claim that I am now racist. In fact, if the reason she posted this was because she only wanted white friends, I would think she was dispicable. But I would NOT yell troll, report it or anything else. Because right now, I have no clue why she posted this. But it is not blatant racism. It is similar to many other posts! Just because it says "white" does not mean it's racist.

With that being said, I will respond to OP. No, not that I know of. You might want to move to a less racially diverse area if you want that. If you want to live here, you are going to have to mix with other races.


Agreed! Maybe she's the daughter of a Chinese-African man and a Hawaiian-Muslim-Hispanic woman and she's merely curious about whether there are any white nannies working in the Silver Spring area. Maybe she's doing a documentary about white nannies. Maybe she already asked on other forums about nannies of other skin tones? Her original post is NOT racist - read the definition of racism. It IS, however, sort of odd and it does make me wonder why she's asking, because if she were to post again and say "I want to know because only white people are worth hiring," well then, THAT would be the racist statement.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2013 01:43     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:AA is a skin color, not a "country of origin". My brown skin-toned friend from Germany gets called AA all the time. She thinks it's hilarious because she knows she's German.

To all of you screaming racist, my German friend says that every time someone (black or white) calls her AA based on her skin-tone, THEY are racist. How would you explain that? Do you all admit to being racist?


I'm the previous poster, and I wish I read this before I posted -- the friend I mentioned (who is Haitian) says the exact same thing.

Really, in America, it's probably more accurate to just describe most of us as "mixed race." Though I like to say I'm "Mediterranean." Sounds much more exotic. haha
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2013 01:41     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:AA is a skin color, not a "country of origin". My brown skin-toned friend from Germany gets called AA all the time. She thinks it's hilarious because she knows she's German.


I have a Haitian friend who likes to say she's no more African than anyone else, since we all apparently came from there anyway. lol

That said AA refers to African-American, thus country of origin. Black refers to skin color. And, believe it or not, some black people dislike being labeled AA for exactly that reason.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 22:04     Subject: Re:White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Sick of black people playing the race card. Racism is an issue because you MAKE IT ONE. In line at the grocery store today, the next cashier opened and she told me to go to her register. AA woman behind me accused her of being racist. No, MA'AM, you were behind me in line, and that is why she didn't tell you to go to her register. Shut the fuck up.


You are too stupid to breathe.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 18:40     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Op not sure if you will ever come back here, but we belonged to Gymboree and there was a white French speaking au pair who came frequently. Also some acquaintances in Ss had a white German au pair -

Another white mom at Gymboree cared for another families kid regularly - so yes, I guess there are white nannies in ss
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 01:27     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:8:25 is exactly right.

All the PPs who don't think this post is racist, let me rewrite it and tell me what you think:

Hi all, I'm looking for some black/AA nannies in the Silver Springs area - preferably not too dark, more like a caramel complexion. TIA!

Yeah, I think you'd be hard pressed to say that isn't racist (although this is DCUM so I'm sure someone will try) and IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING.


How, in any way, shape or form, is THAT what the OP said? Did she say she wanted to hire/converse with/hang out with only light-skinned white people, not tanned ones? She never said anything about even making contact with said 'white nannies'....never even said the words "looking for"!! So I think you are actually the one walking around on the defense with a chip on your shoulder. I'm sorry YOU get offended so easily, but many people [are normal] and do not. And I suppose most of those people are not on DCUM, apparenently.


You're so ignorant I have accepted I can make no progress in educating you so I will stop trying. Good luck becoming a better world citizen in the years to come.


Awesome. Way to prove your point on how your made-up comparison situation is ANYTHING like what the OP indicated....good for you, for completely ignoring the glaringly obvious ways in which it doesn't translate into what the OP said AT ALL.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2013 17:15     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:8:25 is exactly right.

All the PPs who don't think this post is racist, let me rewrite it and tell me what you think:

Hi all, I'm looking for some black/AA nannies in the Silver Springs area - preferably not too dark, more like a caramel complexion. TIA!

Yeah, I think you'd be hard pressed to say that isn't racist (although this is DCUM so I'm sure someone will try) and IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING.


How, in any way, shape or form, is THAT what the OP said? Did she say she wanted to hire/converse with/hang out with only light-skinned white people, not tanned ones? She never said anything about even making contact with said 'white nannies'....never even said the words "looking for"!! So I think you are actually the one walking around on the defense with a chip on your shoulder. I'm sorry YOU get offended so easily, but many people [are normal] and do not. And I suppose most of those people are not on DCUM, apparenently.


You're so ignorant I have accepted I can make no progress in educating you so I will stop trying. Good luck becoming a better world citizen in the years to come.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2013 15:34     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:Sick of black people playing the race card. Racism is an issue because you MAKE IT ONE. In line at the grocery store today, the next cashier opened and she told me to go to her register. AA woman behind me accused her of being racist. No, MA'AM, you were behind me in line, and that is why she didn't tell you to go to her register. Shut the fuck up.


Right black people are the only ones who cry racism. Racism is a problem. Some people may be hypersensitive but that doesn't mean its not a problem. Open your eyes.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2013 15:31     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Sick of black people playing the race card. Racism is an issue because you MAKE IT ONE. In line at the grocery store today, the next cashier opened and she told me to go to her register. AA woman behind me accused her of being racist. No, MA'AM, you were behind me in line, and that is why she didn't tell you to go to her register. Shut the fuck up.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2013 15:24     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:8:25 is exactly right.

All the PPs who don't think this post is racist, let me rewrite it and tell me what you think:

Hi all, I'm looking for some black/AA nannies in the Silver Springs area - preferably not too dark, more like a caramel complexion. TIA!

Yeah, I think you'd be hard pressed to say that isn't racist (although this is DCUM so I'm sure someone will try) and IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING.


How, in any way, shape or form, is THAT what the OP said? Did she say she wanted to hire/converse with/hang out with only light-skinned white people, not tanned ones? She never said anything about even making contact with said 'white nannies'....never even said the words "looking for"!! So I think you are actually the one walking around on the defense with a chip on your shoulder. I'm sorry YOU get offended so easily, but many people [are normal] and do not. And I suppose most of those people are not on DCUM, apparenently.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2013 14:56     Subject: White nannies in the Silver Spring area?
Anonymous wrote:Interesting that the OP has not returned to clarify herself.

Why should she? So you can all attack her viciously all over again? She doesn't owe any of you an explanation.