Why I Stick to My 'Ethnic Pack'

Some Freshman at my school was interviewed for an article in my school's newspaper, calling the massive collection of minority student, "Ethnic Packs". She said she felt intimidated by them and felt like she couldn't join the group if she wanted to. So I want to share my opinion on this matter and discuss why I feel intimidates to join their Pastey Packs.

Disclaimer: This ain't fa urrybady. Ebonics intended.

First of all, this entire school is a Pastey Pack. Of course minorities are going to gravitate to their own when they are surrounded by the unfamiliar. A lot of us have even TRIED to branch out but find it very difficult.

The Pastey Pack doesn't seem to understand why my hair smells a certain way when I straighten it, and why I don't wash it everyday.
Why I put oil IN my hair instead of trying to get it out.

The Pastey Pack doesn't seem to understand why I can't go out to Legal Seafoods every weekend, out to different concerts and every little event BC has to offer.

The Pastey Pack doesn't seem to understand why I've never been out of the country, or even off the east coast, why I can't go abroad or with them to Cancun Spring Break.

The Pastey Pack doesn't seem to understand why I can't wear leggings by themselves, afford the name brand hand bags and clothes.

My Ethnic Pack doesn't question these things. I'd feel intimidated approaching a Pastey Pack and constantly having to explain myself.

And you know what else,

I hate being approached, "Hey what's up DAWG" or "sup son" or "Mmm Mmm girl" from one of them when it is OBVIOUSLY out of their comfort zone. Do you think you have to speak to me that way because I'm black?

Or how about how one of the first topics of discussion is, "Can you teach me to shake my ass like a black girl?" or "How do YOU GUYS do that??"

Do you have to verify your 'blackness' when speaking to me, by bragging that you listen to 'black' music?? Or that you come from a rough town??.. "Yeah we had the worst crime rate... blah blah blah"

Maybe if you were YOURSELF.. than yes, You, as a Caucasian, could join our group.

I get sick and tired of the PLASTIC that comes from the Pastey Pack which is why I stick to my Ethnic Pack.

We keep it real.

I don't have time to explain myself.
I don't have time to be judged left and right.
I don't have time to listen to someone's impersonation of being black.

Give us a chance before you talk out ya neck.

Don't Call It A Comeback

Blackstar in the house. Yes ya boy is back, and I'll bring the flavor and spice to this chicken slice. But yall gon have to forgive for my last performance on this joant. I wasn't doing my job as a blogger but im here now and don't call it comeback. You won't that many links from me I'd rather just give yall some food for though. You know I write a lil so imma leave you this tyme with one of my poems. Enjoy, tell me what yall tihnk about it btw, I know im nice.

The Baby is crying
And mama is trying
To calm the kid down but after 3 jobs she tired
She's out there grinding
Yea shes providing
But the baby's still crying cause he's hurting inside man

Mama's confused and the boy's getting older
Boyfreinds abuse her, and the boys growing colder
Now he's big and he's not trying to fold up
Tells moms boy freind imma put u in a stroller
Boyfreind smirked, looked at mom then he stole her
Boy just swole up
Lookin like hold up
Beat boyfriend good till he open like a folder
Boyfreinds heated kicks him out like go punk
Boy looks mama and she give him a cold shoulder
Hold up

Somethings missing from this picture
Yea he gotta mom but where the father figure

And figure that a father
Is supposedto be an honor
Help his child get brought up
The results might shock ya
He could be a doctor
or da next Obama
But he aint even bother
Left his son all caught up
Now he's hotter than a sauna

Now his son's on the street
And he gotta move keys
Can't get caught loafing, so he gotta carry heat
Found himself a dimepiece

And shwaty real Bad
Less than a month he was up in her pants
6 weeks later homegirl cam back
Tells him she's pregnant ol' boy just laughed
Says that aint my child, girl u mad
Kicked her outside, threw out all her bags
This is what happen and the story is real sad
And thats just the cycle of a dead beat dad

lol.

Thanks Pharlone.

You know you're fat when....

OH BOY!

Apparently this is the translation...
But you can get a grasp on what's happening without it.

Old Man#1(0:01 Beat that bitches ass. Old Lady#1(0:02): Don't hit her. Chinese Lady in the Pink(0:23): Don't let that bitch bully you. Chinese Lady: (0:09): This bitch got the nerve to yell at me for me asking her politely if i may sit down. (0.48): If that bitch didn't want to let me sit down don't mean she got to bitch at me. (0:59): I didn't yell at you bitch why you going off on me. If I don't stand up for myself, she won't get scared. (1:44): Dare to fucking pick on chinese people? (2:05): This bitch hogging the seat and I asked nicely if I may sit and that bitch kept hogging the seat. She has no heart, always bullying chinese people. Old Man#2(1:26): Hit that bitch. Old Man#3(1:33): Beat that bitch ass. Old Lady#2(1:37): Don't fight no more. Old Man#2((1:59): Beat the fuck out of her!

Hot or not?

Why I Can't Stand BC

So many schools claim to be "equal opportunity, affirmative action institutions." But it is a blind world in which so many people can see statements like this and not be baffled by the contradiction. The truth of the matter is that opportunity is not equal as long as we continue to prefer one group over another just because of their ethnicity. Worse still, it magnifies racial discrimination to choose one group over another for no reason other than race. Can anyone honestly say that we are all equal when some applicants are treated profoundly differently despite any extra talent? Is it fair to let students who aren't among these lucky minorities to sit back and curse the fact that they were born into an "overrepresented" group? Everyone has disadvantages in their lives and the best people claw their ways to the top. The Civil Rights movement is over, and it is time to accept that we cannot artificially accommodate for everyone.



Tyler Hughes is a staff columnist for The Heights. He welcomes comments at thughes@bcheights.com.