A different kind of Excedrin
by Carmen Van Kerckhove
This is too funny! I assume it’s from an old SNL skit - anyone know when this came out? I hadn’t seen it before. (Thanks Molly!)
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- October 5th, 2007 at 7:00 am
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merq wrote:
This came out like 2-3 years ago, just as Latifah was coming off her high as Hollywood’s negress du jour. (Like Highlander, there can be only one… at a time.)
Posted 05 Oct 2007 at 7:10 am ¶
Gregory A. Butler wrote:
“Exedrin RT - for Racial Tension Headaches”
I wish I had some of that on MY job (I’m often the only Black man on an otherwise all White crew - so I get those “RT” headaches too!)
Posted 05 Oct 2007 at 11:16 am ¶
Allen wrote:
That Highlander quote was priceless.
Posted 05 Oct 2007 at 11:50 am ¶
Mike wrote:
I love the that skit, cause its true. I get the ” do you know were I can get some smoke (weed)” question all the time. I mean I do, but damn why you asking me?
Posted 05 Oct 2007 at 9:43 pm ¶
Colin wrote:
Mike, if you know, man, then you’ve gotta know Murphy’s Law means you’re gonna get asked thrice daily. Just science.
Posted 06 Oct 2007 at 4:00 pm ¶
Stella wrote:
I Love this!!!
I need it for my damn job, too…
Posted 06 Oct 2007 at 11:36 pm ¶
S wrote:
Merq-you are soooo wrong, funny! LOL!
So, who’s turn is it right now?
I wonder when they will come out with an anit-racist spray??? I am soooo stocking up when it hits the shelves in three fragrant scents: Chicken, Watermelon, and Chitterling!
Posted 10 Oct 2007 at 3:34 pm ¶
Denise Arcoverde wrote:
I am not african-american, I am latin, more specifically brazilian and I live in Washington, DC.
Believe me, I need this Excedrin to take each time someone ask me where I am from and says: “yeeeeeeeahhhh… brazilian women are so beautiful… samba, carnival, soccer…” ouch… I can see them imagining all of us wearing tiny bikinis all day.
By the way, I’ve loved this blog!
Posted 12 Oct 2007 at 10:09 am ¶
newbatgirl wrote:
Oooooo, I need some of that for all the times my coworkers try to “figure out” my race.
When they can’t remember my name they refer to me as the “light-skinned black girl”, the “darker skinned girl with the curly hair”, the “sorta Hispanic-looking one” or some combination thereof.
Posted 24 Oct 2007 at 7:59 pm ¶