Los Blancos

Some ladies were taking tea in a garden across the street. Here is an exchange I had with those two ladies.

Lady 1: There's a nice-looking man.

(I smile as I walk past.)

Lady 1: Dark.

Like... okay. Which LA does she live in? The one with all the white people in it? How strange it would be, living in LA, to be surprised and delighted fully half the time somebody strolls past your garden? It would be like Christmas morning all the time! And remember how I said I'm not good at dealing with people liking the way I look? Well, I totally grimaced in this woman's face before I realized what I was doing. THEN I smiled.

So maybe "dark" is actually better than "rude." Or maybe she was talking about my manners. Either way, she's a racist. She should consider moving to LA to be where all the white dudes at. Or maybe I should just be flattered that she called me a "nice-looking man."

I mean, it sure is a relief after being a called a "nice-looking woman" all those years!