Comments on: “greens, please” the vsb guide to questions random whites probably shouldn’t ask

By: Soul

Soul — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:34:25 +0000

Some good ol corn bread milk nnd sugar
*Kush Kush*

By: aWickedRose

aWickedRose — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:15:33 +0000

Fuck grits. They’re gross. Cream of Wheat for the motherfuckin’ win.

*ducks*

I make bomb ass greens though which earns my black card back. So ease up off me.

By: happilymarried

happilymarried — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:11:08 +0000

Don’t ask me how to say anything in Ebonics or what blacks think about the current state of [insert current sociopolitical issue here].

A) I am not a ghetto translator
B) I am only one black woman and we do not have a queen who tells us how to vote and think. Middle-aged suburband white women have that: she’s called Oprah Winfrey.

By: skullylover

skullylover — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:56:01 +0000

@Killa K,
Pepper, butter, break the bacon up and throw some of the eggs in there.

The only way to eat Grits..

By: Cafe7

Cafe7 — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:42:28 +0000

Can you tell me where to find the Koon’s Cheese? (I saw an older white lady ask a black man this in the supermarket. She looked totally flabbergasted when he got pissed and walked off.)

By: willnotbetelevised

willnotbetelevised — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:19:07 +0000

@CoCoPuffs, I have had to smack hands of grown@$$ folks for this foolywang. Oh you can see it in their eyes when you wear a fro or puffs. The whole conversation they are mesmerized the hair, staring and their hand just slowly starts rising towards your head. Its like if you have a big butt and you’re talking to a guy, but he’s drunk or high or something that limits his selfcontrol. Same look, same inappropriate questions.

In fact can we get it out there that asking to touch a black woman’s hair is akin to asking to touch someones butt? You may get an ok but that’s going to be rare and from someone weird. And the question deserves a slap.

By: chaoticdiva

chaoticdiva — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:06:19 +0000

Well, the first one is actually a comment plenty of white women come and say to me while I’m on the job:

“I love your skin tone.”

Then they usually proceed to ask me what the best bronzer is to procure my shade of caramel. WTF?

Can’t think of anything else.

By: trin-trin

trin-trin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:59:21 +0000

@Nikiloveli,

the most ignant statement i ever heard… “i hear black ppl burn their hair to cut it…”

the only way i could respond was to walk away…

By: trin-trin

trin-trin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:57:12 +0000

@The Champ,

my fried chicken recipe is a secret…

lol

By: Killa K

Killa K — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:45:12 +0000

@trin-trin,

I defend them on number 5 because when white people “perm” their hair it’s to make it curly. Perm just stands for permament. Black folks technically relax their hair. So it’s confusing.