You Remind Me Of Margaret Cho
Person X: “Do you know who you remind of?”
Me: “Nooooo, who?”
Person X: “You know, that one funny lady. OMG, she’s so funny.”
Internal Monologue: (Oh God, here it goes … the Margaret Cho comparison )
Me: “Hmmm … I’m not sure who you mean … Sandra Bernhardt?”
Internal Monologue: “Make ‘em work for it.”
Person X: “Noooo not her. You know, the one that looks like you.”
Me: “What do you mean … Asian?”
Person X: “Yes, I think she’s … uh … you know … one of your people.”
Internal Monologue: “Never mind, it’s futile. Just get it over with.”
Me: “Korean? Do you mean Margaret Cho?”
Person X: “YES! THAT’S IT! MARGARET CHO! YOU LOOK LIKE MARGARET CHO! Oh God, wait until I tell Allen.”
I have this conversation all of the time. No really, ALL OF THE TIME. And don’t get me wrong, I love me some Margaret Cho. She is a rockstar. Her assistant is a Mexican-American little person. She can talk about sex in front of her Korean mother and the gays love her better than Kathy Griffith. I saw an episode of her reality tv show where she gets her anus bleached. She had a show called the Notorious C.H.O.
So minus the little person, reality show and her healthy bank account – maybe we are the same. She’s Korean, I’m Korean. She yo-yo’s with her weight, I do too. She’s funny. I’m sorta funny. She tours around the country doing stand-up. Is sit at home and blog. She’s got tattoos and I have a mole on my right shoulder.
See – we could be sisters.
IMAGE CREDIT: ELLEN FORNEY
Check out the amazing work of Ellen Forney right here. She’s a local artist who used to pen one of my all time favorite comic strips called “I Was Seven in 75.” Here is a sample: “How to comb your wings.”
Tags: anal bleaching, ellen forney, humor, kathy griffith, korean, margaret cho
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C’mon they did not really say “one of your people”. You’re just entertaining us! Did you tell them you are from a different tribe? Just to mess with them…
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I thought you looked more like Sandra Bernhardt, too.
GREAT website–I am duly impressed, which can be accurately translated into condescending jealousy. I wish we could have met at the blogging conference, but I was too busy hibernating in silence. Maybe next time!
Oh dear. Well don’t worry, if it weren’t for the tattoo/mole connection, they probably never would have put it together. Another good way to end these conversations would be to say, “What? Do I look like an anus bleacher to you?” and wait for them to wander away in fright/confusion.
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Funny entry. But HON, you don’t look like that Biaatch. Your are uber times more beautiful (she’s a typical “ajeema” haggard lookin’ gal) … AND you have TONS more class — I don’t care how much more moolah and gay fans she has. And … HELLO all you non-Asians —- WE DO NOT ALL LOOK ALIKE! well … maybe some of us do.
@Coco – Sadly, people DO say “your people.”
@Sn0tty – Thanks! You are kind! Flattery will get you everywhere.
@Catherine – I can’t wait to use that!
@It’s All In The Mind – I had a friend that said that Asians look like because they are genetically superior aka Darwinism. Black hair, brown eyes – dominant traits … we will take over the world. Lol.
Not gonna lie, I was making the comparison in my head too. But I love Margaret Cho, so it’s definitely a good thing!
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