I had a casual conversation with a coworker the other day about something or another. Somehow it became sexual (like things usually get at Ruby Tuesday's, lol) and she mentioned something about me being gay. I smiled and responded with my ambiguous phrase. To this she said its time to identify the pink elephant in the room and that i was a typical angry black gay man. Now I don't know what the angry black gay man is nor do I identify it. I've always told myself that I would never allow myself to be put in anyone's definition of what or how something should be, speak, act, etc.
Through some introspection, I can say that I am a bit more cynical and catty than most of my peers/coworkers. Always quick with a retort or comment meant to make people laugh usually at someone else's expense. But with this I offer up compassion and loyalty, willing to roll up my sleeves and get the job done when others sit by idly. I don't go on tirades by verbally assaulting people and their ideologies (I keep all that to myself, lol). I don't insult the customers when they ask stupid questions or make outlandish requests. I don't tell management how inefficient they are at running the restaurant. Those seem like things that an angry black man would do. I dare not add the gay stereotypes to it.
I'm kinda tired of people thinking so small and inside a narrow view. Not all black men are this or that, not all gay men are this or that, so how could you be so ignorant to compile a personality profile on someone based on things that are miniscule?
As Solange would say, 'STOOPID IDIOTS!'
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