CPT or BPT
This is posted with the utmost respect. Really.
As a white woman with 3 black or biracial children and 2 out of 2 of my very best friends in the world being black, I am not a racist. This is, however, an observation. An observation that my friends confirm as true.
CPT = colored people time (what the older southern-raised people call it)
BPT = black people time (what my daughter and her generation call it)
These are the same thing. I'm well aware of them. I've experienced them before for example, waiting for my friend Terri. I never have to wait for Ray though---something he is very proud b/c CPT has always driven him nuts. But then there is a great amount of white blood coursing through his veins from generations far back plus he was raised in a predominantly white suburb and thus, is acculturated I guess. He first taught me about CPT.
The graduation I went to Sat. night is a great example of CPT. The invitation said dinner begins at 4. A program begins at 6 and the open house portion at 7. I get there fashionably late---4:30 and there is NO ONE there except the people setting up the food/tables, etc. Oh yes, and 1 white family and a black family who are friends of Ray/suburban raised etc. I shoudda known. I call Ray and say 4 really means 5 doesn't it? He laughs and tells me I shoudda known.
Well, the dinner (a marvelous affair by the way) began at 5:30. I had 2 tired girls with me (ballpark all day) who were STARVED by that time. Even so they maintained and ultimately the graduation was great---great food, great program and the kids slept well that night.
