Pretty Persuasion
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among the multicultural community
here at Roxbury.

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I have respect for all races...
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but I'm very glad that I was born white.
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As a woman, it's the best race to be...
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especially if you want to become an actress,
like I do.

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If I wasn't white...
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then the next thing I'd want to be is Asian,
because a lot of men like Asian girls...

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because they think they're docile,
and sweet, and subservient...

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which I don't really think is true...
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because I once met this Asian girl
at summer camp...

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and she was a real bitch.
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If I couldn't be white,
and I also couldn't be Asian...

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then my third choice
would be African-American...

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'cause I've always wanted
to be a gospel singer...

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and also black men are more forgiving
if your butt gets big.

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Except I definitely want light skin
and Caucasian features...

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like Vanessa Williams or Halle Berry.
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So, rule of thumb:
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Any time you have a sentence
consisting of two clauses...

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the second being introduced
by a conjunction or by a relative...

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And finally, you know, Randa,
no offense or anything...

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but my very last choice would be an Arab.
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Truth be told,
you're not in a very enviable position.

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There's a lot of resentment in this country
towards the Middle East...

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a lot of stereotypes floating around,
which I don't really think are true...

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because in the short time I've known you,
you haven't tried to bomb anybody...

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and you currently smell okay to me.
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But people will laugh at you...
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and probably make fun of that thing
you wear on your head.

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- This is my hijab. I must not remove it.
- I know that.

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But people are ignorant.
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To give you an example,
there's this joke going around.

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- How does an Arab get his wife pregnant?
- I do not know.

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She gets naked and lies down on the bed.

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