How dare we let a glossy page
trap us in a self-conscious cage?
It’s criminal.
It’s cruel.
It sets us up for our fall.
Tag: <span>Identity</span>
“As a white man,” Joe begins, prefacing an insight, revelation, objection or confirmation he’s eager to share — but let’s stop him right there. Aside from the fact that he’s white, and a man, what’s his point? What does it signify when people use this now ubiquitous formula (“As a such-and-such, I …”) to affix an identity to an observation?
Is it rude, when I continue eating while you say grace before the meal?