the best thing I could come up with is "Im sick and tired of people wearing, talking about, and generally paying attention to idiots with "im sick and tired of white girls" shirts"
I guess Im not that fun-loving, but when I see lame, I know it. -joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "313 list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 12:56 PM Subject: RE: (313) white girls > That is the best part, seeing who the wearer is in my opinion. To me it seemed most of these people just got a chuckle out of the phrase (as I did) and were crazy enough to wear it around town. > > My wife is white and she had no problems with me wearing it other than just shaking her head at me. I think it requires a distinct taste in humor (like people who enjoy black comedy..pardon the pun) > > Peace, > Alex > > > > It's a meme they're trying to establish. It means whatever you want it to > > mean. > > > > I've always gotten the impression that when it came to ethnic and racial > > differences, it's bad cricket to make fun of people of color, or 'white' > > people who have been treated badly, like the Italians and Irish. But affluent > > white people from America and Europe are fair game. I'm not saying that I > > think anyone should be ridiculed based on a stereotype, just that making fun > > of the traditional oppressor groups doesn't sting as much. > > > > I don't think a booth at Movement selling "i'm sick and tired of black girls" > > would have been very well received by anyone, black or white. > > > > So perhaps "I'm sick and tired of white girls" is a critique on stereotypes > > and prejudice, presented with some humor. If a white girl wears it, is she > > expressing self loathing? If a black or hispanic or asian girl wears it, is > > it jealosy? If a black man wears it, is he saying he's down with sisters > > exclusively? If a white man wears it does it mean he's made a sexual fetish > > of skin color? > > > > On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Robert Taylor wrote: > > > Anyone troubled by this? > > > What do they mean by "sick and tired of white girls"? > > > > >
