Tokenism. Oh, how we loathe thee. The ladies discuss the media's love/hate relationship with singling out individuals based on race, interests, body types, etc. Let's all get offended!
You Might Be A Token If...
Every time your friends say something about race, they tip toe around it and look at you, like "are you offended?"
People start using smaller words with you or define larger words for you in conversation when they normally don't do it for non-ethnic individuals
They're playing nothing but Maroon 5 and you walk in and all of a sudden they want to play Jay-Z
You walk into a bar with non-black friends and you spot another black person and give them the mandatory 'nod.'
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