Seth Quotes in Patron Saints of Nothing
“Man,” he says, shaking his head, “I forgot you're Filipino.”
“Huh?”
“You're basically white.”
I stop, stung. “What do you mean by that?”
[…]
He lets out an exasperated sigh. “I just meant you act like everyone else at school.”
“You mean like all the white kids?”
“Dude, our school's all white kids, so, yeah.”
Except it's not. The majority are, for sure, but his generalization—spoken with such confidence, such ease—makes me feel like he's erasing the rest of us.
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Seth Quotes in Patron Saints of Nothing
“Man,” he says, shaking his head, “I forgot you're Filipino.”
“Huh?”
“You're basically white.”
I stop, stung. “What do you mean by that?”
[…]
He lets out an exasperated sigh. “I just meant you act like everyone else at school.”
“You mean like all the white kids?”
“Dude, our school's all white kids, so, yeah.”
Except it's not. The majority are, for sure, but his generalization—spoken with such confidence, such ease—makes me feel like he's erasing the rest of us.