The Unbearable Lightness Of Wednesday One-Liners

Rastafarian man to white basketball female player with dreads: Hey! Why you white people always trying to look like me!

–Union Square

Black guy selling Empire State Building tickets: You're from Scotland? I love the Scots… They're puuuuuuurrreee white!

–Outside Empire State Building

Black woman to another, about frat guys nearby: Man, white people are so loud.

–109th & Amsterdam

Overheard by: Becks

Black hobo to white teen: Get out of this neighborhood with your white crotch! You don't belong here!

–Upper West Side

Black woman to cops walking away: But I'm a Caucasian!

–Bed-Stuy

Posted on May 13, 2020
All Wednesday One-Liners, Athletes, Black People, Brooklyn, Colors, Compare/Contrast, Cops, Empire State Building, Frat Boys, Hair, Hobos, One-liners, Physical appearance, Private Parts, Questions, Race, Street, Teens, Union Square and East Village, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Vendors & Street Performers, Wednesday One-Liners, White People, Women

Think I Could Pass Off Bulimia As Repeated Exorcisms?

Black girl #1: You look great. You are like wasting away from your fast.
Black girl #2: Thanks! I asked my brother the other day if I continued fasting after Lent ends, would that be considered a diet or just anorexia?
Black girl #3: Oh my god! I always want to do that.
Black girl #2: He said anorexia, but I'm still thinking about it.

–Town Hall, 43rd St

Overheard by: jesus would be so proud

Posted on May 9, 2020
Black People, Diet/Weight, Girls, Health and Hygiene, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Physical appearance

Which, If I'm Not Mistaken, Makes Us Relatives.

Drunk white woman: Congratulations on making history!
Sober black man: Um…what?
Drunk white woman: Yeah! I voted for Obama too!

–Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Julzz

Posted on April 28, 2020
Black People, Brooklyn, Compliments, Drinking & Drunk People, Drunks, Men, President, Race, White People, Women

Lois Commutes between Adoration and Homicidal Rage

Black woman, to eight-year-old white girl: I love the white people. You are so cute. I would babysit you. Come here.
White woman: Yes, give the little white girl a hug.
Black woman, to girl: If anyone fucks with you, I’m gonna be fucking with them.

–47th & 8th

Overheard by: alxie

Posted on April 15, 2020
Beauty, Black People, Default, Girls, Kids, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Race, Street, Threats, Violence, Weirdness, White People, Women

Maybe If You Stopped Calling Them That?

Black guy #1: She’ll probably holla at you before she hollas at me, though.
Black guy #2: For real! That’s how white bitches are!

–Metropolitan Ave, Kew Gardens

Overheard by: Collegiate Cutie

Posted on April 1, 2020
Black People, Race, White People

Go Granddaddy!

Black man: “And he kept on beating up niggers until he was 37!”

— On the Subway

Posted on March 6, 2020
Age/Aging, Black People, Fighting and ass kicking, Men, On the Subway, People, Places, Topics

…And How Did You Know?

Old, crazy-looking black dude: The problem, James, is that you’re letting pride go to your head!
White college kid whose name probably isn’t James: Who are you?

–Times Square station

Posted on February 15, 2020
Advice, Black People, Crazies, Students, Subway Stations, Times Square

Hence Shonen Knife’s Tomato Head

Black chick: Hey, come here, look. Did you know that Asians can’t drink? Look at her face. It’s all red.

–Diesel, West Broadway

Posted on January 30, 2020
Asians, Black People, Disabilities, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Soho

So I Can Make a Little Fan.

Black guy #1: Hey, man! How you doin? You got a dollar?
Black guy #2: No. I don't have no dollar for you!
Black guy #1: Come on, man. It's hot! Gimme' a dollar!

–Myrtle Ave b/w Carlton & Washington Park

Overheard by: Becky Z-Dub

Posted on January 20, 2020
Black People, Brooklyn, Guys, Money & Class, Offers and requests

New York: Encapsulated.

Shrimpy guy, singing: Summertiiiiiime, and the livin' is easy…
Black guy: Man, the sons be actin' like daughters and the daughters be actin' like sons!

–Times Square

Overheard by: Porgy

Posted on January 15, 2020
Black People, Compare/Contrast, Family Ties, Gender issues, Gripes, Guys, Singing, Times Square

Black People