notting hill carnival
damn i love this party. whenever i'm in london, i try to be there. not only do i love the music, mostly love the vibe, but i get to disappear for a couple of days.
this will sound incredibly pompous, but in my day-to-day life, i get noticed. i have funny hair, tattoos and i have a swagger in my walk. strangers always have something to say to me. it's cool, it's kind of how i roll.
but during notting hill carnival, i'm completely invisible. i blend into the background as just another white face in the crowd. we all look the same in a sea of gorgeous african and afro-carribean men and women.
it's exciting and confronting to have my culture and skin colour toned down into ambient background noise, overshadowed by an amazingly strong and fabulous one - something that i wish was way more prevelant. i get a bit bored with white privilege - either privileged majority (in western cultures) or privilege minority (still in a lot of non-western cultures).
plus i get to dance for two days straight! that is amazing..
this will sound incredibly pompous, but in my day-to-day life, i get noticed. i have funny hair, tattoos and i have a swagger in my walk. strangers always have something to say to me. it's cool, it's kind of how i roll.
but during notting hill carnival, i'm completely invisible. i blend into the background as just another white face in the crowd. we all look the same in a sea of gorgeous african and afro-carribean men and women.
it's exciting and confronting to have my culture and skin colour toned down into ambient background noise, overshadowed by an amazingly strong and fabulous one - something that i wish was way more prevelant. i get a bit bored with white privilege - either privileged majority (in western cultures) or privilege minority (still in a lot of non-western cultures).
plus i get to dance for two days straight! that is amazing..
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