So earlier I posted about the professional questions that irritate me to no end, but I think these personal ones are worse. They're mostly irritating due to lack of tact...it's one thing to be inquisitive; it's quite another to be brazenly inconsiderate. Here they are, in no particular order:
1. Are you (Dominican, Egyptian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, etc.)? Not that I love the "What are you" question, but it's better than reckless speculation about my race/ethnicity. It's even worse because people are usually disappointed when I'm not whatever they think I am. Sorry, I know you think I look just like your cousin, but no dice.
2. Oh you're from Ohio....isn't it boring/stupid/country/fat there? Yep, Ohio has its fair share of ignorant, boring people but not all New Yorkers are the pinnacle of open-minded progressive ideology either.
3. Can I touch your hair? In short, the answer I'd like to give is "Bitch, no...I'm not a zoo animal and the racial implications of people asking me this all the time make me want go all 'angry black woman' on you".
I was going to post 5, but those 3 really took the cake. Part of blogging (and life) that I'm working on is learning when to stop talking.
