Today, I found out that the executive director at my org is white.
I've been boasting about how it's so awesome to have a black ED and how great I think he is, him and his black wife and their adorable children.
Well, a friend and I were in the kitchen and talking about perceptions about natural hair. She made a comment that biracial girls can wear their natural hair in various lengths and not get any shock from whites... just as our ED was pouring himself some water.
He's really friendly, and he jumps into the conversation and mentions how he does his daughter's hair in pigtails etc. He's like, can you imagine that? white guy, blah blah.
So we're all like ohh! you do her hair! hehehehe blah blah... and as soon as he leaves, my colleague and I turn to each other like wait, he's white???
I wasn't sure when I met him, but I figured he probably was black! He looks tan enough. My colleague suggested that he's probably Jewish.
After work, we ask one of the other black women. She's like yeah, he's definitely white
I'm like dang! I've been boasting to people about how I have a black ED! Now I'm going to have to tell people that I'm wrong! (even his voice confused me)
She's like yeah, he's totally white. He's Jewish. Wait till it's winter, you'll see his paleness
He's still great, though.