09th Apr 2008
The Power of the Greek
I have just now learned that I possess a Secret Power. Read on from Dear Cary to see my Secret Power:
My mother-in-law put a curse on my husband and me — I believe she couldn’t get through to me and so she attacked him. She cursed that he would never make any money in his life, that he would lose his business, lose his wife, me, and the kids, and be completely destroyed. And to seal the curse, she spat in his face twice.
I’m a very superstitious person and I truly believe that she sealed this curse on him. The reason is that they are Greek and I am not.
And to think no one told me of the power of My Greekness. God, who to spit on first? I’m really a bad spitter; I should probably practice first. Cary’s response is far more compassionate than my own.
Whaaaaa? I wonder what Cary would have said if this woman had said, “they are Haitian” or some other non European nationality. Would he have been so patient? I don’t know. I grew up knowing people who believed in the Evil Eye, and Muslims still say “Masha Allah” after complimenting a baby because otherwise people might think you are coveting and trying to steal the baby’s breath or something wacky like this.
Oh gosh, when will the 21st century arrive?
I think the further to the east/south of the Mediterranean you go (and the darker the skin), the more legitimate people think it is to make all sorts of racist assumptions. Just my opinion. And, of course, this curse has all the power that she gives it (or none of the power).