While watching a movie after school (one that unfortunately is "age appropriate" so we let them watch it, however exacerbates every stereotype known to man), a girl in the movie is accused of having fake boobs. Me, always the commentator, reminds the girls that it is HIGHLY unlikely that anyone gets breast implants during high school, and that if anyone ever considered it, they were being ridiculous. Bodies aren't finished developing, blah, blah, blah. You get the point. So after my "after school special" commentary in the middle of this heinous excuse for a movie, Tynisha comments:
"Ms. Homeskillet, I hate to tell you, but girls do get fake boobs in high school. The white girls with blond hair- they all do it."
"Well Tynisha, that is just not the case. This movie shows stereotypes of white people and stereo types of black people. This is not how people really are."
"What?! I don't know whatchu talkin bout Ms. Homskillet, cause I act just like that girl. I know I'm DELICIOUS just like her, I can dance just like her, my weave ALWAYS look good like hers--so I say this movie tellin' the truth."
"So just because you relate to the black girl on this movie, you assume all black people act like you, and all white people act like that blond girl?"
"Exactly."
Keep on runnin' in that Hamster Wheel Ms. Homeskillet!
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