you're at a house party. it's bumpin. there's a game of kings at a table, and you're in the zone. someone nearby flips a ten, and if you're not a freshman, you know this card means "categories". The flipper of the card says "names of famous black people".
has this ever happened to you? usually, it's an interesting category, because it will go on for a while. someone will go with the standard oprah, or p diddy, or our man barak. w.e.b dubois will come up sometimes.
then the next person with the 10 might try and jump on that bandwagon and say. "famous hispanic people" or "famous asian people"
... and sure enough, there are crickets after a short while and someone has to drink.
sure, this girl may come up..
or this dude, if you can remember his full name...
or this beautiful successful woman...
but let's face it. asian people haven't had much time in the modern american limelight.
neither have hispanics, really.
thats all. what do you think? is there starting to me more diversity on television?
I agree with you. This is hilarious how everything alsways seems to find its way to race. Bruce Lee is all they have had to make their name, and he died of a very unique heart condition. R.I.P Bruce
ReplyDeleteThese categories have never come up for me in a game of kings. I feel like people tend to shy away from topics like that, so as not to start problems. Especially if your in a group of people your not really close with. You never know what may offend someone.
ReplyDeleteand also, why did you name this blog post diversity in beer pong? haha just wonderingg
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