The Eyes of Mara

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

My grandmother was the same way. Any non-white race had to be included in her descriptions of people. But what made the rest of my family laugh was that she'd always whisper the the race. E.g., "Yes, my neighbor Ron he's black was telling me the other day..."

My grandmother did the same. I always knew the race of the person she was talking about. Sometimes, I knew their religion.

When I describe people, I try really hard not to bring race into it. But when you're trying to describe the only Chinese guy in the building, saying 'You know, the guy with the black hair...' doesn't work as well...
Then again, saying 'The Chinese guy' often doesn't help either. Some people can't tell Japanese and Chinese apart. Oy.