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...strained interaction. It first dawned on me that she might actually be white the first time—at age 18—I donned, or attempted to don, a backwards cap. Disapprovingly, she remarked that I looked “como un negro común y corriente??—or like a common black man. I was offended, largely because I had learned the fad from white, Final Club-attending Ivy Leaguers. I was offended, largely because when they wore that look, they were sportily preppy but when I did, I was sketchy. I was offended?...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Colorblind | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

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