The WRONG Type of Black Person

I am very pissed off . . . ok well just annoyed . . . some people can be so narrow-minded.

Today I had a condescending asshole tell me how the word “monkey” was a derogatory term for Blacks which I am well aware of and in spite I still refer to myself as the Pink Monkey. Monkey may also be perceived by some as the female private but I don’t care how many colloquialisms are associated with the word if that is not what I am representing or trying to convey.

Monkey as an international symbol represents a lot of positive things, that is why I choose to identify with it, and I choose to disregard the negativity because if you claim it, it’s yours in essence.

There is nothing negative about using the animal monkey to represent my vision and me. Monkeys in the Chinese Zodiac stand for cunning, agile, humanity, benevolence, playfulness, inspiration, wittiness and curiosity.

He was none the wiser and when I suggested that he needed to broaden his horizons since he claimed to be so well rounded with such a high GPA he insulted my education and lack of possessing a degree. He said as a Black woman I should know who Maya Angelou was or Toni Morrison and what they stood for as if I already don’t.

Maybe he thought he was doing some type of justice since today is a prominent holiday for Black people. Who knows?

He must not know what Pink Monkey stands for because coming at me in any way is asking for trouble. Monkeys are also known for loving mischief. So don’t F*** with me.

Ok, I may seem overly sensitive but he tried to challenge my education and intelligence and was extremely condescending by pointing out those black history facts, as if I’m too stupid to known them already.

Anyone who decides to bestow knowledge that is suppose to uplift us as Black people is surely diffusing the purpose by simultaneously putting the same Black person down.

In conclusion, there is such a thing as the WRONG type of Black person.

Please I ask everyone to broaden their mind and views in regards to the world as a whole. We should know OUR History. We should know Black History. But there is sooooo much to learn from every culture and civilization and to limit ourselves in that essence is defeating the purpose of progression and achieving higher plateaus like Martin Luther King Jr has striven to do and Barack Obama has done.

Happy MLK Jr Day