Diaz's "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)"

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This story seemed to have a relatively consistent writing style. Regarding humor, the story was somewhat strong. I added one star because of the humorous aspects of it and another for consistency. However, there didn't seem to be any robust underlying theme of the story. It didn't seem to ever progress, and the writing style seemed awkward. However, considering this was a satirical story, that was likely what Diaz was intending to do. Overall, I would give this story two out of five stars due to its lack of progression and a theme, but also the presence of a consistent writing style and humor. If I were to give advice in context of the story, I would say: If there’s something you don’t think people like about you, then try and change that. If you constantly talk about money, don’t. If you make finger guns at everyone you see when you walk down the street, try not doing that. Unlike in stories, you are the only one who can fix your character flaws.

If there’s someone who you have eyes for and they go for people who are not like you (i.e. You’re quiet and reserved, she likes loud and boisterous guys; You’re shy and gentle, he goes after “party girls;” etc.), chances are you might not be compatible. Try moving on.
However, the two most important pieces of dating advice I can give are:
1.) Don’t judge a book by their cover. Contrary to popular belief induced by common stereotypes, not all Latina women are super sexually aggressive. Not all Black men are extremely dominant. Not all white girls are incredibly stupid, and not all people who wear glasses are smart. If you can’t get past this step, you have no business dating anyone, because in order to be so pathetically shallow that you’ll immediately accept or reject someone based off of traits that don’t intrinsically and/or incredibly impact who they are as a person and how dateable you are, you have to be either an emotionally immature child or profoundly stupid.
2.) Be the best self you can be. There is only one you and I would bet you an entire year of Francis W. Parker’s tuition that there will be someone who likes you for who you are. The cool thing about that is that there are some things you can change about yourself. If you feel to introverted, push yourself to go to some parties, you’ll definitely meet people. If you don’t like the way your body looks, you can go to the gym, and you’ll get some major health benefits with that. There’s always something you can do to make yourself better, but never forget that you’re never going to be someone else. Don’t focus on the destination of becoming someone else. Focus on the journey of making yourself better.
Essentially, what I'm trying to say is that, to summarize what I just said, disregard any advice you genuinely considered from Diaz's story.

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