Apparently, the word MAMA renders it a "Mahogany" card
Nothing else about the card was, um, African American. Just MAMA. There wasn't even the usual drawing of a black person...i'm sorry, African American. So I guess I COULD have gotten away with giving it to my mother...who is white. Now that I think about it, I think I HAVE gotten a Mahogany card for a white person before. And white people DO say MAMA, too...in the South. Think the Ewing brothers addressing Miss Ellie...though I guess that was spelled MOMMA. This card was also TWO dollars cheaper than a comparable "white person's card." What's THAT about? Yeah, I have my ideas. I was pissed off I had to pay more if I wanted MY mama to get a card that properly ID'd her as a white lady. Fucking cards...it's all such a scam to make money. My aim's always to get the cheapest card possible. Who the fuck pays $4 for a card? What a waste. Write "I love you" on a fucking Post-It. Tonight was great, though...I went in with the purpose of buying 3 cards...MAMA, DADDY, and BABY BRO. So imagine my delight when I found a coupon promotion in the card aisle...buy 3 cards and get FREE WRAPPING PAPER!! YAY!! A $4.99 (plus tax) savings! Combined with the after-Christmas 75% off wrapping paper I got for like $1.50 last year, I should be good to go for at least 5 years! If only I were black, I'd have saved even MORE money tonight...
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