WASHINGTON—A majority of African-Americans surveyed in a nationwide poll this week reported feeling "deeply disturbed" and "more than a little weirded out" by all the white people now smiling at them.
First witnessed shortly after President Obama's historic victory, the open and cheerful smiling has only continued in recent months, leaving members of the black community completely unnerved.
"On behalf of black people across this nation, I would like to say to our white brethren, 'Please stop looking at us like that,'" said Brown University psychology professor Dr. Stanley Carsons. "We're excited Barack is president, too, and we're glad you're happy for us. But giving us the thumbs up for no reason, or saying hello whenever we walk by, is really starting to freak us out."
http://www.theonion.com/content/news...ped_out_by_all
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thanks for the link, great reading in the morning with my first cup of coffee
the best line is the last sentence of the article (what subtle humor)
no shit....As of press time, the nation's Arab-Americans have reported no discernible change in all the angry, reflexive scowling.
The last scowl I dished out at an Arab was during a college course the morning of 9-11. Openly announcing to the class that we deserve "far more" left a bitter taste in my mouth, considering her yuppie attire and sports car she sped away in after being chased off campus.Originally Posted by Tachyonn
LOL for a minute, I thought this was real. I was about to say what the hell is wrong with black people if they don't like being liked? First they want to be treated the same, and now they want to be treated different?
Though, I suppose if this was real, they still are being treated different...
Anyone know how to delete my account?
The Onion is such a shafted newspaper. They were before The Daily Show, before South Park.. ahh The Onion!
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