You're So Dumb ...

So, in this survey, apparently the consensus is that people of color hate the "you're so articulate" "compliement" the most.

Ever had someone tell you "You're so articulate" or "You don't seem Mexican" or "You don't think like a woman?" and think they were giving you a compliment? After yesterday's very popular Ask the White Guy, we asked our readers what "compliment" they find most offensive and guess which won, hands down?

That's right—"You're so articulate" is the big winner. But there were plenty of others as well. Read what everyone said.

I can't say I've heard that one in a while. Now it is subtle derivatives where I am asked where I am from or where my parents are from ... with some expecting that I am "West Indian" or "African" because, God forbid, a black person who is a product of the slave/jim crow system speak in complete and understandable sentences, be well read, have college educated parents and grandparents ... yada, yada ...

While I know that race is no indicator of intelligence, how would white folks (and Lord knows I know how to divvy them up by ethnicity and class) feel if I looked at them when they said something stupid and I remarked, "Wow, I can't believe how dumb you are!"

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