These past few days, I have been embarrassed for my geek brethren.
See, I am very used to being the only black face in the room and getting asked about black stuff. And I am used to being one of the few out geeks in the room and getting asked about geek stuff.
But the black stuff usually outweighs hearing about geek stuff.
Except for this past week, all because of Ben Affleck.
And if there's any time I have regretted being a geek, it's less when I am forced to discuss Ben Affleck being cast as Batman, but witnessing the reaction to it.
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See, I am very used to being the only black face in the room and getting asked about black stuff. And I am used to being one of the few out geeks in the room and getting asked about geek stuff.
But the black stuff usually outweighs hearing about geek stuff.
Except for this past week, all because of Ben Affleck.
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"You white, then you Ben Affleck." |
And if there's any time I have regretted being a geek, it's less when I am forced to discuss Ben Affleck being cast as Batman, but witnessing the reaction to it.
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