Jeez.
So there is this deaf black girl in my math class. I volunteered to take notes for her.
Thus, the professor was giving me copies of that day's lesson plan. I made outlines on the notes before class, and filling in the blanks as we went.
Here's where my thread title comes in. The girl in question shows up late every day, except for today. Literally, she would stroll in 25, 30 minutes late, leaving her interpreter hanging around outside the classroom.
I find myself with an immediate dislike for the girl. I dislike acedemic slovenlyness. All the same, I take notes for her and make sure they are pristine.
Her response to my volunteering, at the beginning of the semester, was "Whatever." (Well, a gesture conveying this.)
She's 'hollared' at me several times before, mostly accusing me of looking at her (???), and purposefully attempting to throw her off in my notes. (Again, ??? - My notes are pristine.)
Today, she shows up on time. She sees me copying notes from a lesson plan, and immediately begins to make rapid gestures at the interpreter. He says, "If you're copying those notes from something, you can keep them. I want the notes from the lecture."
My reply, as I'm rather sick of her at this point, is an unpleasant "Wonderful."
She says something, the interpreter doesn't translate. Class begins.
After class, I set the notes on the desk in between us. Rude, yes, but we're not exactly on pleasant terms and I *AM* doing her a favor.
She immediately says (Through her interpreter.) that she doesn't want the page(s) I "copied" earlier and ignores the notes.
I tell her, "Look, I take notes from the lesson plans, the text book, and the whiteboard. You get copies of my notes on carbonless paper. If you can read the notes, and if the information is there, you have nothing to ***** about. I'm sorry that you don't have a black note taker. Maybe you should ask someone with a skin color you like."
She says something about my not handing the notes to her; I say,
"Why should I hand anything to you when you won't even look me in the eyes?"
(We pass eachother all too much for my taste on campus, and she always makes it THEATRICALLY clear that she is *not* going to interact with me.)
She says something along the lines of, "You just have to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention." --The interpreter made this sound very polite, but it looked very pissed.
She storms out, leaves the notes behind. The interpreter says, "Well, she clearly saw them. Hang in there, Bart" and leaves.
I pass her in the hall, and I make the sign for Sorry as I pass her. She flicks her wrist at me, which I assume means Shoo. I stop dead and laugh at her, which I assume she understands, and she flips me off. All well and pleasant.
Anyhoo, I get a call later on saying I'm no longer needed as a note taker in 8:00 math--Shock, Shock.
My question, I suppose, is this...
Is my thinking that she doesn't like white people, because she's black, in my own head? Does this make me a rascist? Or are my instincts about her correct?
Also, I need you all to help me resist the urge to say, "Late again, Sweety?" as she strolls in a half hour late this coming monday. -_-
So there is this deaf black girl in my math class. I volunteered to take notes for her.
Thus, the professor was giving me copies of that day's lesson plan. I made outlines on the notes before class, and filling in the blanks as we went.
Here's where my thread title comes in. The girl in question shows up late every day, except for today. Literally, she would stroll in 25, 30 minutes late, leaving her interpreter hanging around outside the classroom.
I find myself with an immediate dislike for the girl. I dislike acedemic slovenlyness. All the same, I take notes for her and make sure they are pristine.
Her response to my volunteering, at the beginning of the semester, was "Whatever." (Well, a gesture conveying this.)
She's 'hollared' at me several times before, mostly accusing me of looking at her (???), and purposefully attempting to throw her off in my notes. (Again, ??? - My notes are pristine.)
Today, she shows up on time. She sees me copying notes from a lesson plan, and immediately begins to make rapid gestures at the interpreter. He says, "If you're copying those notes from something, you can keep them. I want the notes from the lecture."
My reply, as I'm rather sick of her at this point, is an unpleasant "Wonderful."
She says something, the interpreter doesn't translate. Class begins.
After class, I set the notes on the desk in between us. Rude, yes, but we're not exactly on pleasant terms and I *AM* doing her a favor.
She immediately says (Through her interpreter.) that she doesn't want the page(s) I "copied" earlier and ignores the notes.
I tell her, "Look, I take notes from the lesson plans, the text book, and the whiteboard. You get copies of my notes on carbonless paper. If you can read the notes, and if the information is there, you have nothing to ***** about. I'm sorry that you don't have a black note taker. Maybe you should ask someone with a skin color you like."
She says something about my not handing the notes to her; I say,
"Why should I hand anything to you when you won't even look me in the eyes?"
(We pass eachother all too much for my taste on campus, and she always makes it THEATRICALLY clear that she is *not* going to interact with me.)
She says something along the lines of, "You just have to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention." --The interpreter made this sound very polite, but it looked very pissed.
She storms out, leaves the notes behind. The interpreter says, "Well, she clearly saw them. Hang in there, Bart" and leaves.
I pass her in the hall, and I make the sign for Sorry as I pass her. She flicks her wrist at me, which I assume means Shoo. I stop dead and laugh at her, which I assume she understands, and she flips me off. All well and pleasant.
Anyhoo, I get a call later on saying I'm no longer needed as a note taker in 8:00 math--Shock, Shock.
My question, I suppose, is this...
Is my thinking that she doesn't like white people, because she's black, in my own head? Does this make me a rascist? Or are my instincts about her correct?
Also, I need you all to help me resist the urge to say, "Late again, Sweety?" as she strolls in a half hour late this coming monday. -_-
