I had a Latina roommate who used to pull shit like this. She used to act like an asshole and then say "It's because I'm Latina, that's why I do that." She'd throw tantrums, call me names, boss me around, take over the apartment, once she threatened to "fuck me up" because I asked her why everything that went wrong in the apartment was always my fault. She pushed me into a corner, screaming and spitting on me.
And then she said, "That's just how I am."
A caveat: I've known plenty of Latina women who were very lovely, and wouldn't pull crap like that. But she used her race to give herself carte blanche to act like psycho bitchbag and then when I did something that crossed her, she'd play the minority card again.
The stupid part is: She has more money, security, family, etc. than I do, but assumes because I'm white, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. She also feels she can act however she pleases because of her race.
And when I hear Isaiah pulling this shit, I want to say: Shut up. You were fired not because you're black, but because you were wrong.
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