tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post8105168893313756430..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: Practicality & PrejudiceWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-81641956780242932812007-11-21T07:44:00.000-05:002007-11-21T07:44:00.000-05:00Yup.For what it's worth, I've been surprised to fi...Yup.<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I've been surprised to find that, the more clutched purses I notice from one segment of the population, the more smiles I find myself getting from another segment.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if a fuller beard gives me a more relatable appearance or if I appear a bit more rugged (and maybe attractive) to some, but Black folks - women, especially - have responded to me somewhat differently recently.<BR/><BR/>I'm even talking about women who barely seemed to notice me, before.<BR/><BR/>Strange.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-82556442531331404312007-11-20T09:00:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:00:00.000-05:00LOL @ witch's titty. It sho is brick cold out her...LOL @ witch's titty. It sho is brick cold out here.<BR/><BR/>I've been lookin a lil more life threatening myself lately. Oh well. Better than having my life threatened by the cold.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the move!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-59983453858397627492007-11-20T06:41:00.000-05:002007-11-20T06:41:00.000-05:00So you're fitting the description even when you're...So you're fitting the description even when you're just trying to keep warm. Good grief! What are you supposed to do? Keep a permanent smile on your face so folks think you're less menacing.<BR/><BR/>Get one of those newspaper boy caps instead. That's why my husband wears.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.com