"this really gorgeous black woman with incredible braids came in and I was like, oh my god I hope she sits next to me, I'd love to hear her story - and then she walked straight past me"
lol good for that woman. Huge eye roll - she'd never say "a gorgeous white woman with a ponytail came in I was like, omg, I'd love to hear her story". Notice how she didn't mention the race of anyone else in the room except this woman. She obviously saw this woman and coded her as ~exotic~ just because she is black and has braids, and therefore must have some kind of story to entertain her with?? It's verging on fetishisation at this point pls stop.
lol good for that woman. Huge eye roll - she'd never say "a gorgeous white woman with a ponytail came in I was like, omg, I'd love to hear her story". Notice how she didn't mention the race of anyone else in the room except this woman. She obviously saw this woman and coded her as ~exotic~ just because she is black and has braids, and therefore must have some kind of story to entertain her with?? It's verging on fetishisation at this point pls stop.