I think I have *met* these people!

When I was in college, I had a Black Lit class. The first day, our professor had us go around the room and introduce ourselves. I will never forget that one of the women (and, I am sorry to say, she worked in the school library) made a point of talking about how many Black friends she had, as if to prove her "street cred" or something. I will never forget the cringe-inducing quality of her little speech or the way the teacher kind of stared at her in contemptuous amazement.

These people remind me of that hapless student.