[Pako-C]

Just because an African American is not always walking around wearing a ‘Kool-Aid’ grin doesn’t mean he/she is making himself/herself ‘less likeable by looking so resentful.’ It doesn’t mean he/she is mad at the world. You may be misinterpreting the expression on someone’s face. I’m black, 6’5″ and 250 lbs., and I hardly ever walk around with a huge grin on my face. It doesn’t mean I’m resentful. Actually, 99 percent of the time, it doesn’t mean a thing at all. But you’d assume something different. That look you mistake for meanness may be that person’s normal facial expression. I’ll bet if you were to put that same look on a white person’s face, it would no longer be a mean look. It would be an even-keeled, serious or neutral expression. To me, your generalization of black people wearing permanent sour looks on their faces is an example of the often gross misconception/lack of understanding that whites share when trying(?) to understand(?) black people. Here’s a suggestion: Stop looking so hard for reasons to see black people as different from yourself. And let me always smile and grin with watermelon in one hand and fried chicken in the other, lest all white people think I’m resentful. Absurd!

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Name : Pako-C, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 27, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : software engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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