{"id":392,"date":"1999-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiracial.com\/wp\/index.php\/1999\/11\/01\/smart-cookie\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T08:18:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T08:18:23","slug":"smart-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/1999\/11\/01\/smart-cookie\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Cookie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Smart Cookie<\/h1>\n<p> <em>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaslittlecrow.com\/\">Vanesa &#39;Littlecrow&#39; Colon-Ortiz<\/a><\/em><br \/> <strong>November 1999<\/strong><br \/> <!--more--> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul> You called me an Oreo. <br \/> How sweet of you. <\/p>\n<p> Is it because of my <br \/> tough and bittersweet <br \/> exterior which protects <br \/> my dignity so effectively? <\/p>\n<p> Perhaps you&#39;re impressed <br \/> by my flexible mind and <br \/> sweetest of souls which <br \/> reside deep inside my body. <\/p>\n<p> I know you meant this <br \/> as a compliment because <br \/> you claim you&#39;re not racist. <\/p>\n<p> Only ignorant people <br \/> who impose their perceived <br \/> superiority on others <br \/> in order to compensate <br \/> for their own insecurities <br \/> cling to bigotry. <\/p>\n<p> So, I really hope you <br \/> meant your Oreo remark <br \/> as a compliment because, <br \/> otherwise you&#39;d be <br \/> insulting yourself. <\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Vanesa is an artist, cartoonist, professional model, and owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaslittlecrow.com\/\">VasLittlecrow.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Also by Vas Littlecrow<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/littlecrow.html\">Puerto Rican Woman<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/littlecrow3.html\">Yin Yang<\/a>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\">Copyright &copy; 1999 Vanesa &#39;Littlecrow&#39; Colon-Ortiz. 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