PERSON 1:
there’s someone i know
i saw him, and so
the other day we were talking
and i thought: oh, my god —
this guy is perfect for you.
i think his name’s kyle
we talked for a while
and i found out his last girlfriend was oriental,
and i thought: oh my god,
he’d definitely go out with you!
and i thought:
here we go, let me guess what she’ll say
he’s asian, or white and really into animé.
cause if he weren’t, well, then he wouldn’t like me...
and it’s hard enough to find someone, surprisingly
who won’t be always fucking fetishizing me
yeah, the future looks grim:
is this how it’s gonna be?
PERSON 2:
we talked about life,
my family, their strife
we even got to playing scrabble
and I thought, “oh my god,
this is going really well.”
we’re sitting for tea,
and she smiles at me
she’s asking me about my trip so far
But then she says,
“Be careful. the blacks here will rob you blind!"
and i thought:
Holy shit, when did this go so south?
I can’t believe that just came out of her mouth
why am I so different from my fellow man
must I prove myself to be something better than
what the color of my skin dictates for other men
the future looks grim
Is this how it’s going to be?
PERSON 1 + 2:
i like asian guys some black men do steal
don’t insult their eyes yes i’ve heard this spiel
and tell me that our kids would be ugly, but then again white men do that
cause that just makes me think: is this still how we think?
i thought that we’d come so far. I thought that we’d come so far
and suddenly, we both just realized:
you’d never say, “that girl’s ‘type’ is only white guys”
how come white has become the universal type
we’re saying that we live in a post-racial world
But people gawk at chocolate and vanilla swirled.
I’m sick of the stares, I hate the assumptions,
stereotyping’s not fair, I’m not for consumption.
the comments, pretensions,
the quote, “good intentions”
Oh please...
Is this how it’s gonna be?
Check, please.
credits
from A Life in Color,
released August 2, 2015
music by Cynthia Meng
lyrics by Cynthia Meng, Kim Onah
vocals: Cynthia Meng, Kim Onah
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