Most of the Cubans I went to high school with had dark complexions and black hair. They looked fairly Mediterranean. Swarthy, I guess.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Jun 09, 2011 6:32:32 pm PDT #12171 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2011 6:38:05 pm PDT #12172 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Eva's dark enough to sleep with Will Smith characters without note. Cameron is definitely not.
SuziQ - Jun 09, 2011 6:43:12 pm PDT #12173 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Being half-Iranian, I've felt like there should be a box other than white for me to check. My anglo genes are extremely strong, so I look white-white, but it feels strange every time I check white.
DavidS - Jun 09, 2011 6:43:42 pm PDT #12174 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Eva's dark enough to sleep with Will Smith characters without note. Cameron is definitely not.
Your color spectrum is more refined than mine. Eva registers as White Girl to me. So there's not more or less of a deal with her getting jiggy with Will than Cameron from my perspective.
DavidS - Jun 09, 2011 6:44:45 pm PDT #12175 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Being half-Iranian, I've felt like there should be a box other than white for me to check.
I was totes surprised when I was in HR that there was no Arab-American type category and that as far as the EEO was concerned, people from Iran and Iraq and Saudi Arabia were White and people from India were Asian.
Cashmere - Jun 09, 2011 6:50:55 pm PDT #12176 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
My niece is 3 and bitchy.
Bwhahahahaha! She sounds EXACTLY like Olivia. Thankfully, some of Liv's edges are wearing off.
ChiKat - Jun 09, 2011 7:55:37 pm PDT #12177 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
was totes surprised when I was in HR that there was no Arab-American type category and that as far as the EEO was concerned, people from Iran and Iraq and Saudi Arabia were White and people from India were Asian.
I work at a school that has a very high Asian population (both east Asian and Middle Eastern). The kids self-differentiate by calling themselves "Asian" for Middle Eastern, "Island Asian" for Phillipino, and "Slanty-Eyed Asian" for east Asian. The first time I heard the last one, I stopped them. They seemed confused why I thought that might be bad. To them, it was just a descriptor.
Polter-Cow - Jun 09, 2011 10:22:17 pm PDT #12178 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I was totes surprised when I was in HR that there was no Arab-American type category and that as far as the EEO was concerned, people from Iran and Iraq and Saudi Arabia were White and people from India were Asian.
Asian/Pacific Islander! *rolls eyes*
billytea - Jun 10, 2011 2:07:18 am PDT #12179 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Question for the hive mind: someone I know has just been prescribed Cymbalta (active ingredient: duloxetine, also sold as Ariclaim, Xeristar or Yentreve), for periodically recurring bouts of depression. Has anyone here used Cymbalta before? I had a look on Wikipedia, which seems to suggest that though it works as an anti-depressant, it doesn't do any better than other AD drugs and can have more issues with side effects. (However, the article has also been flagged as possibly not meeting Wikipedia standards.)
Can anyone give me any more info about this drug?
sj - Jun 10, 2011 2:43:25 am PDT #12180 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
billytea, I didn't like cymbalta because I could never sleep on it, but I believe there are other buffistas have had luck with it. It is supposed to be especially good with helping those who have aches and pains associated with their depression.