So, I found myself going down a bit of a rabbit hole the other day about Sonya Curry’s race. It popped up somewhere online, maybe a forum or comments section, people were debating it like it was some big mystery. You know how the internet gets.
Honestly, my first thought was, who really cares that much? But then curiosity got the better of me. I started poking around, doing a few searches. It wasn’t like finding a simple answer. You see stuff like Creole, Haitian, African American, European ancestry all mentioned. It’s clear she’s mixed, not just one thing. It felt like people wanted a neat little box to put her in, and her background just doesn’t fit one.
Thinking About Labels
Trying to figure out the exact percentages or labels felt kinda pointless after a while. It reminded me of this time years ago, totally unrelated, but stick with me. I was working this temp job, data entry stuff, mind-numbingly boring. There was this manager, older guy, seemed okay at first. One day he comes over, real serious look on his face. He’d been looking at my personnel file, which had my picture.
He starts asking me about my ‘heritage’. Real awkward. I told him my family background, pretty standard stuff for where I grew up. But he kept pushing, saying things like “Are you sure? You look kinda…” and then he trailed off. He had clearly made up some story in his head about where I was ‘really’ from based on how I looked. It was uncomfortable and honestly, a bit insulting. Like my own word about my own family wasn’t good enough because I didn’t fit his mental picture.
It’s Just People
It made me realize how quick people are to slap labels on others, whether it’s a celebrity like Sonya Curry or just some random temp worker like I was back then. They want things to be simple, black or white, this or that. But life’s usually messier, mixed up. Most folks have complicated backgrounds if you dig deep enough.
- Did a bit of searching online.
- Found various descriptions: Creole, Haitian, African American, European.
- Realized it’s not a simple answer.
- Made me think about assumptions people make.
So yeah, Sonya Curry’s race? She’s got a mixed background. Trying to pin it down more than that feels like that manager trying to tell me who I was. It’s just not that productive, you know? People are just people.
