Here are some names I’ve been called on social media as well as regular media: “Bland,” “Pasty,” “Transparent,” “Milquetoast” (gross), “the Whitest Man in History,” “Powder,” “If Milk Became a Person,” “Milk-Face,” “Milk the Movie,” “You Tall Glass of Egg Whites” (™ Leslie Jones), “Casper,” “Gay Casper,” “Chicken Salad,” “If Jizz Became a Person,” and of course, “The Actual White Devil.” Sometimes these names are hurtful. Sometimes they’re just confusing. (What is a “Mayonnaise Yeti”?) But mostly they make me laugh. And I learned very early on that laughing at yourself is a terrific survival
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