Forgettable

Have people ever made you feel invisible? There were a few times in college that I felt invisible or unmemorable. I attended a majority institution which means there were not a lot of people who looked like me. Even if I didn’t know certain people personally, I did recognize them. I mean there are people I have recognized that I never talked to on television or Facebook and they were of a different race. There are two particular instances where other black females introduced themselves to me after we had already interacted with each other. One girl and I had just conversed the previous day in the same location. Her reintroduction confused me to the point that I froze for a second before responding to her. The second girl and I were in a group of about seven people who watch The WIZ at screen on the green freshman year. We played taboo and took a few pictures that were later posted online. So when she reintroduced herself to me a couple of years later I just came out and told her we already knew each other. : /

On the flip side, there have been times that I wanted to be invisible such as trips to Wal-Mart in my hometown. I despise seeing people I haven’t talked to in years at the store. I have gotten use to going to stores and not recognizing anyone. So returning to my hometown store and knowing the cashier bothers me at times.

Oh well, I guess I cannot be picky about who recognizes me or not. I know once you get to know me I am unforgettable. ; )