Why isn't that most people immediately consider race to be the primary differentiator of a person. Take Obama for example, he is a black man first, even though he is actually of mixed races. Why couldn't people seem him as that skinny guy, or that Chicagoan? Or that smart guy, or that glib person, no, we consider him the black guy running for president.
Now as he's running for the white house, a thought crossed my mind about the intense number of hours he must be spending in campaigning for the presidency. In fact, one could say that he's doing "yeoman's duty." What I beg to know is how did that expression come about? And who is that poor yeoman anyway? Did that come to be when George Bush graduated from his alma mater, and someone exclaimed that he must be doing Yale men's duty? Must have been some black guy.
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Perhaps our categorizations of people by color are simply too narrow. For example, I would commonly be referred to as a "white" guy. However, I'm really more of a beige. Or, more precisely, I could be called "autumn wheat".
My partner, on the other hand, let's call him "maize". And Barack Obama, he seems to be kind of a "pine bark" to me.
As we expand our database of labels, it should become more difficult to define our prejudices by color. Although I have to say I have a real problem with autumn wheats, ivories, raw lumbers, corn muffins and ecrus.
Interesting. What do you call those caucasions with the perpetual pinkish hue complexions? Typically, they adorn those of the obese variety, what we affectionally term as the "lard asses." How do they remain so pink? Almost like they are always blushing. Perhaps, they ate something that didn't agree with them, like an autumn wheat?
I think we call those people hams.
I think I would call you "dinner."
I may be "dinner", but "Elmer" fits you perfectly.
Did you ever notice that John Kruk, ESPN Analyst looks like the long lost twin of famed music star, Meat Loaf? Wonder what he would sound like belting out a rendition of "paradise by the dashboard light." Probably better than trying to belt out a homer in Veterans stadium. Especially since he's loosened that belt on his gut a few loops.
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