Did Ya'll Notice Something?

[amarie24]

Note: I been wanting to say this for a while, now. And yes, I am hopelessly laughing.

Under my Blackout Day picture this time...I done stopped saying, "Hey, if you have any selfies, please share them in the comments!"

And y'know why? 'Cause almost ain't nobody ever share their selfies for Blackout Day in my comments.

And y'know why that is? Because so, so many of ya'll are white.

Whitey McWhite. Midwest White. Drink-Milk-Everyday-White. Cheese-Sandwich-White.

Ya'll can either get a tan in the sun or you outright burn in the sun. Hell, ya'll'd probably get sunburn from just the phone's camera flash if you tried to participate in Blackout Day.

So, so, so, so many of my blogging friends are white. Be it Dreamwdith, Ana Mardoll's Ramblings, or Shakesville...ya'll are all so white. I love and appreciate every last one of ya'll, but Jesus Christ. I've had this blog since 2011 and been hanging out at Ana Mardoll's since about 2008, but...how did it ever get to this point? My goodness.

I have a party over on Tumblr on Blackout Days, but I ain't got next to nobody over here to do Blackout Day with. My god.

Ain't nobody to do Blackout Day selfies with me over here. Ya'll are all so white.

-lolsob-

-still, truly laughing helplessly-

Comments

[pebblerocker]

I'm going to be so careful. Last year I managed not to get burnt all summer and I was so proud of myself. Then I go and do this *sigh*

My manager (who is Māori) told my young co-worker (also Māori) that he should be using sunscreen even though he's brown. Official messages from the health department, the Cancer Society, etc, always say the same. In reality, I don't think people use sunscreen if they don't usually burn. It must be easier to forget to put it on if there isn't terrible pain as a consequence. Little envious here that some people can go out in the sun!

[amarie24]

Oh, thank goodness you're more careful! And, yeah...I admit that I almost never use sunscreen (I did when I was younger) and I've never in my life had a sunburn. Yeah, it's...yeah, when you don't have the threat of terrible ass pain as a consequence, you just...go on out and let your melanin do its work, LOL!

But you're alright, my friend! :D