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TIA JONES


Last Updated: 11/18/2009

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Gender: Female
Status: Engaged
Age: 32
Sign: Leo

City: Pasadena
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/6/2005
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 
1) You're so articulate
This one does not bother me as much as it does some people. It really depends on the wording. To say, "You're an articulate man" rather than "You're an articulate Black man" is more favorable, because otherwise it implies that Black men are generally not articulate so to hear one speaking so well is a shock.

2) Is that your real hair?
I get this one all the time. As if a Black woman couldn't have beautiful, healthy, long hair unless it was bought from a Beauty Supply store. White people seem to be soooo fascinated by our hair, I swear. At the same job I left in May, a Black woman who worked in another department came to our office for something and one of my bosses marveled at the twisted updo she was sporting. She walked around her in awe, as if the woman were on a rotating display in a museum freak show. Similarly, "You have good hair" falls along these lines, as well. What constitutes good hair?

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