Top 10 Questions I Was Asked During My First Year at a PWI

And how I responded to them.

Etienne Rodriguez
Jul 25, 2017 · 2 min read
  1. “Can you give the the lowdown on the whole BlackLivesMatter thing?”
    No.
  2. How come you support transgender people but don’t accept Rachel Dolezal?”
    Because I understand nuance, Margaret.
  3. “What are your thoughts on Trump’s plans for a [insert terrible policy] policy?”
    The policy is logistically faulty at best; at worst it’s a violation of the constitution. He’ll probably still be elected president though.
  4. “Could you imagine Trump actually being president?”
    Yeah, it’s probably going to happen.
  5. “Man, who could have imagined Trump actually being our president?”
    I’m transferring to Howard.
  6. “Has anyone ever told you you look like Tyler J. Williams?”
    Yes.
  7. “Why can you say it but we can’t?”
    Because you’re one Facebook post away from “calm down nigger”, Margaret. Please leave me alone.
  8. “I mean… I can at least say it in a song, right?”
    Margaret.
  9. “But doesn’t it just mean friend?”
    Margaret, I’d call the police but that probably wouldn’t end well for me.
  10. “Why are you dressed up so nice?”
    Oh. This is actually a fair question. It’s because if my fit isn’t on point then I’m going to get roasted when I meet up with my friends later and my clout can’t afford that.

Etienne Rodriguez

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I used to be an angry teen who wrote a lot. Now I’m a jaded “adult” who writes less, but has more opinions.

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