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Dear Junot Diaz

I am surprised by your short story, “How To Date a Browngirl， Blackgirl， Whitegirl， or Halfie,” because really taught me about different girls based on their race. Therefore it’s helped a lot of teneger to know how they should be with girl and what they should do.

One set of lines that stands out for me is, “You have choices. If the girl’s from around the way, take her to El Cibao for dinner. Order everything in your busted-up Spanish. Amaze her if she’s black, let her correct you if she’s Latina. If she’s not from around the way, Wendy’s will do. As you walk to the restaurant, talk about school. A local girl won’t need stories about the neighborhood, but the others might. Tell her about the pendejo who stored cannisters of Army tear gas in his basement for years until one day they all cracked and the neighborhood got a dose of military-strength stuff. Don’t tell her that your moms knew right away what it was, that she recognized the smell from the year the United States invaded your island.” I think these lines are thought-provoking because the naratura make the rider thinks that the girls are different based on their race. I think this a little sexism and racism because he think that you can have a girl if you know her racial background.

Another paragraph that stands out for me is, “She’ll say, I like Spanish guys, and even though you’ve never been to Spain, say, I like you. You’ll sound smooth.” I think this line is interesting because the author show that they boy who was dating the girl is spanish and it’s how different race.

Your story reminds me of story that I once read. That was about a guy that love a girl but he doesn't how date girl because she is a rich family that did not accepter their daughter to poor guy. And he has to get an advice from her aunt who give him almost the same as the narrator in this story.

Thanks for your story. I look forward to seeing what you make next. Can’t waited to see your next story

DMU Timestamp: November 27, 2019 01:26