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The One in Which I Lose the Two Black Friends I Have

Posted by plumpdumpling on September 2, 2011 – 12:00 pm      
Filed under good times at everyone else's expense, living in new york is neat

A salon in Downtown Brooklyn:

So, then, what is white elegance? Is it too racist if I say “spelling things correctly”?

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15 Comments

  1. Cassie says:
    September 2, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    You know as white folk we aren’t allowed to be proud. Otherwise that makes us horrible, horrible people.

  2. Tessa says:
    September 2, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    Well, yes.

  3. SpilledInkGuy says:
    September 2, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    *sigh*
    If you hadn’t pointed it out I would never have noticed.
    I’m in big trouble without spell-check.
    P.S. I cut my own hair. Yeah… I’m classy like that.
    :)

  4. welfy says:
    September 2, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    Nah, lots of white people can’t spell either.

  5. thickcrust says:
    September 2, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    …not to mention your 3rd black friend!

  6. caropal says:
    September 2, 2011 at 11:04 pm

    No. Just… No.

  7. aaron says:
    September 3, 2011 at 12:03 am

    it first struck me as a pun. maybe the owner’s name is elle.

  8. Sandy says:
    September 3, 2011 at 2:55 am

    So we’re just ignoring the fact that the name of this place IS A FULL SENTENCE? Also, right now, I’m getting an ad on the side of your blog for BBW Singles. I’m now considering going black. And lesbian.

  9. Sandy says:
    September 3, 2011 at 2:56 am

    Erm, BLACK BBW singles.

  10. stela says:
    September 4, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    HA! I’m crossing my fingers the owners name is elle!

  11. Wilson Ett says:
    September 4, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    So, outside of losing all your black friends because of your inexcusable pettiness, did you survive the hurricane ok?? I, of course, would never insult anyone.

  12. Mrs. Bachelor Girl says:
    September 4, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    So black “ellegance” is nothing more than hair? Not, you know, beauty? Or sophistication? Just HAIR?

    And if I were a dude, there is NO WAY I would get my hair cut at a place with that name.

  13. Miss Sassy Pants says:
    September 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    The name of the salon is subject-verb-object. I am so impressed.

  14. Dishy says:
    September 7, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Yes, I too am going w. “Elle” as in name of owner. You racist, sunnavabitch.

  15. Dishy says:
    September 7, 2011 at 11:12 am

    You may have also just lost the whitest one of your readers too. Does that count extra? Of course it would for YOU. You racist, you.

    ;)