Fort Greene... or Fort White & Yellow?
So I just moved to Fort Greene, Brooklyn and I like it tons.
BUT today after I got off the subway at Atlantic, I took a short walk around the neighbourhood at around, oh, 10 PM. So there weren't a lot of people around at all. And even if there were people, I couldn't see most of them since it was dark.
BUT even so I managed to see THREE white boy/yellow girl (WBYG) couples. Actually, EVERY couple that I saw was a WBYG. I think at first I didn't notice because WBYG are not a new cliche. It's fun to roll your eyes at them (even if you participate or have participated in them) because there are SO MANY.
BUT. Based on my 10 minute walk, I posit that possibly Ft. Greene has more WBYG than any other borough.
After I noticed it, my mind released a montage --non musical, unfortunately-- of all of the WBYG couples I've seen in Ft. Greene over the past couple of weeks that I've been here. And... they are legion.
(For the record, this is not my op-ed on WBYG. This is just a quick aside. My op-ed on WBYG, if I were ambitious enough to pen such a thing, would look like a Phd thesis... or some sort of romantic comedy starring Sandra Oh.)
BUT today after I got off the subway at Atlantic, I took a short walk around the neighbourhood at around, oh, 10 PM. So there weren't a lot of people around at all. And even if there were people, I couldn't see most of them since it was dark.
BUT even so I managed to see THREE white boy/yellow girl (WBYG) couples. Actually, EVERY couple that I saw was a WBYG. I think at first I didn't notice because WBYG are not a new cliche. It's fun to roll your eyes at them (even if you participate or have participated in them) because there are SO MANY.
BUT. Based on my 10 minute walk, I posit that possibly Ft. Greene has more WBYG than any other borough.
After I noticed it, my mind released a montage --non musical, unfortunately-- of all of the WBYG couples I've seen in Ft. Greene over the past couple of weeks that I've been here. And... they are legion.
(For the record, this is not my op-ed on WBYG. This is just a quick aside. My op-ed on WBYG, if I were ambitious enough to pen such a thing, would look like a Phd thesis... or some sort of romantic comedy starring Sandra Oh.)
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2 Comments:
Ok, so does this mean that you're; A) thinking WBYG is race treachery, B) that you find it comical that there's more WBYG then YBWG or C) other. Just leaving us hanging without declaring your statement does actually make you sound like "mommy is unhappy, no taking other than good asian boy home to see family".
Buth then again, being a Voltairist, whatever floats your boat...
With hopes a fine time in Fort Greene is had,
/Lindus
oh i am all about leaving ppl hanging.
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