Thoughts and Conversations- Interracial Marriage
Apparently all you need is a highball glass and a black maid to impress my husband;
Garrett: I think I miss the era of the 50’s and 60’s.
Jasmine: Why? You wouldn’t be able to legally marry me!
Garrett: No just the way they dressed… I watched Mad Men last night.
I guess I need to NOT let him watch shows or movies later than the 60’s. Next he is gonna want me to call him “Mista” or “Boss” while bringing him a Mint Julep *YUM* and commanding me to mop the porch in my Mammy outfit. Garrett and I are not only from intensely different families, we e are different cultures and races that are light years apart. Garrett is a beautiful, kind, and open-minded man… he just…haa a vivid imagination. Movies and TV shows and books, sometimes, get him a little carried away.
(After watching Crooklyn, the movie)
Garrett: Did you ever live on a stoop?
Jasmine: I did grow up in the hood… but I am from OKLAHOMA not BROOKLYN.
Garrett: Well I was just wondering. Sounds like “stoop life” would be fun…
Jasmine: Yeah, I mean, since Brooklyn is the natural habitat of the black person? What the hell Garrett!
(When Isaiah, our son, was born)
Garrett: He has such smooth hair! Will this stuff fall out and then the nappy lamb’s wool stuff grow underneath.
Jasmine: NO Garrett! Jesus! He is PART African American… and “nappy” is a rude word!
Garrett: Well I know it is… but I am talking to my WIFE, and you knew what I meant. I would never say that to someone else.
Jasmine: Uhh yeah, because it is rude.
Garrrett: No, because they would probably have a knife or a gun!
Jasmine:…… I can’t even believe you.
(later)
Jasmine: Children who are biracial usually have smoother hair, but it isn’t a guarantee. White people have different textures of hair also, you know.
Garrett: I guess our different textures just aren’t as noticeable. So I am gonna have to learn how to “grease” his hair?
Jasmine: Yes. And if we ever have a daughter, you’ll have to learn how to braid too.
Garrett: I will leave that up to you, ya’ll are naturally good at corn rows.
Jasmine: WHAT! It isn’t a genetic disposition!
Garrett: Nooooo I was just saying that African Americans all grew up braiding and beading each other’s hair.
Jasmine: *Blank stare*
(After seeing an ethnic hair commercial)
Garrett: Can we Afro Isaiah’s hair! Oh my God! PLEASE! Can we!
Jasmine: Afros are only worn because our hair is so hard to manage. They aren’t REALLY fashion statements anymore! Afros, I think, are only cool to white people….
Garrett: OR we could totally cut his hair short and then cut lines into the back, like Chris Brown or Kanye West!
Jasmine: He is a two year old… he isn’t a performer. I swear! Next you are gonna request him a Gherri Curl!.
Garrett: Why do you ruin all my fun?
Jasmine: Because your fun is stupid- and stereotypical.
(Upon meeting my friend MiMi, who was born in Africa)
Garrett: So do you speak the African clicking language?
MiMi: *Blank Stare*
Garrett: No seriously, you know what I am talking about right? The one where they click to talk *imitates clicking noises*
MiMi: Jasmine! WHAT is he talking about I went to a private school…. WHAT is he talking about?
Jasmine: I guess he assumes everyone from Africa lives in a hut, just ignore him.
Garrett: OH MY GOD YA’LL are RUDE. It is not like that was even a weird question to ask someone from Africa!
I don’t know that I should have read that here at work. I was laughing really hard when I came the part about the knife and the gun.
Man you and Mimi never let me live down the click question. I still don’t think it was THAT far off…I have the National Geographic Channel; I’ve heard the clicks.
Still want to cut lines into his hair. It will grow out!
I love you Garrett but sorry to say you are staying the color you were born with “Powder” =) you are way funny, miss you guys
HAHAHAHAHA! That is so awesome. Not that I am any better than Garrett when it comes to asking rude questions…
Stoop life..seriously funny.
sadly…I think that Mimi and I had the click-click-tribe conversation too…
Really Garrett, lines in his head! I dont think so, he is only 2. I agree with Jasmine.
OH MY GOD! Noooo. That is soooo funny! Oh Les. I miss your face!
Hmm, so you didn’t finish the story, could she make those click noises… a curious white assed Loon, with inappropriate question tendencies, wants to know?
She could not… she spoke Swahili and, if I remember correctly she was from the Kikuyu tribe. Although, in humor, she did click at Garrett a couple of times
you have to promise me that WHEN i say something stupid, you will tell me before you blog about it. : )
Friggin Loon…I LOVE that name! Its perfect!
I know, right? We have said that some people we know
Jasmine – Was it a click or a tsk?
Sadie – Why thank you I am called Friggin Loon quite often
Hmm, OK all the friggin time!
Click!
I don’t even know what the hell a “tsk” is….. do explain.
Tsk, tsk, tsk is like a tutting sound.
LOL omg that is hilarious!!!
I am latino and my bf is Kiwi form New Zealand (white) and we tease the crap out of each other all the time. Eg we will be watching the news and a report about some colombian drug smugglers who got caught comes on and he will say “do you know them?”
I keep telling him that I know ppl who can “take care of him” lol keeps him in line.
OMG!! This had me cracking up!!! I can’t believe all of that, and I just couldn’t stop laughing. I think I would be giving the ‘blank stare’ all the time in disbelief.