Went to get a haircut the other day at a place I hadn't been before, but it's about a 3 minute walk from my apartment, so I figure it's worth a shot.
The barber looked about 70 or so, which is a drastic improvement over the 96 year old non-English speaking Italian barber I had in Brooklyn, so I figured I'd be fine.
Things were going well until he asked me where my parents lived, and I mentioned that my father lived in Jamaica, and that he was Jamaican.
"Ah, so your dad is Jamaican, huh? I was wondering why your hair was so curly, but it makes sense if your dad's a negro."
How awesome is that? I mean seriously, when was the last time 'negro' was an acceptable term for a black person? 1968?
This guy is offically my barber until I leave Sydney.
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3 comments:
yea but honestly you people can't make up your minds what you want to be called so can you really blame him??
Aw, damn, anonmyous went there.
Ha, well maybe Anonymous is right...when in doubt, go with the classics.
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