Tuesday

Blackness

Ah, I've been asked to write about being black. In other words, "What is it like being black?"

[Note: Some people notice that I'm black; mostly because of my skin color.]

Being black in America. Being black in the corporate world. Being a black artist. Being a black dad. Being a black musician (that doesn't necessarily play 'black music'). Being black GTI (tm) driver/owner. Being a black citizen of Kentlands. Being a black homeowner. Being a black reader. Being a black communicator. Being half black. Being a black Jew. Being a black Californian. Being a black Marylander. Being a black lover. Being a black member of a board of directors. Being a black voter. Being a black non-democrat. Being a black non-republican. Being a black nigger. Being a black Oreo (tm). Being a black uncle Tom. Being a black writer. Being a non-threatening black. Being a black thug. Being too black. Being not black enough. Being a black college graduate. Being a black friend. Being black with a passport. Being black on the Internet. Being black and not knowing how to dance. Being...black.

Whew!

What a stupid fucking question!