Brad Pitt & Robin Givens (circa 1989)

So, I?m sitting at my daughter?s honor?s program with one of her best friends, Braves-game-ghetto-cheering for all of their ‘The Smawwt One’ buddies. I love this kid! He was all hugged up in the parking lot with his Sasha/Malia-looking girlfriend yesterday who is on her way to UGA to study pre-med, I believe. He plays in the inner-city high school band and was actually in a fairly popular snap music video for a few seconds (below).

When they all went to the Battle of The Bands college fair earlier this school year, they got stopped by members of other bands who recognized him from his cameo. Purportedly, ?He got that fire!? Did I mention that he?s white?

That White Kid. Remember him? Not the Jamie Kennedy, Straight From The ?Bu caricature kid who walked around ?acting black? and only saw black folk on tv, one lunchroom table over and at his back door, but the kid who was very aware of his ?whiteness? in a sepia-toned world and didn?t care. Continue Reading…