Why not him? I quickly felt desapointed. On the phone a harsh unfriendly voice. He was very clear: he knew I was a black woman or a woman of "color" as he put it but he wanted to clearly determine the percentage of my blackness.
"Are you really very black or fair-skinned? You understand, as a girl from west indies, that would be easier for my business"
He was really starting to ennoy me; "listen, have you red my ad? i guess you knew i was black. I didn't say i was from west indies.
I did he replied
Then why do you send a letter to bother me and waste my time?
"You know I am not against coloured people, but I am a trader, and if you marry me we will have to work together you know and customers are sometimes difficult ..."
"Well sir, I am not looking for an employer or business associate, I do not want to work with you so we should stop wasting our time.
It took ten minutes and some money, a wasted Saturday.
No problem i still have the other letters...