Cliques and the Racial Divide

Have you ever wondered why people tend to associate with their own race? Abby and Jules bring their profound perspectives on why this is so and they'll also tell you how their own friendship came about despite the racial divide.

Abby:

I wanted to be friends with Jules when I discovered that she was an incredible reader. I happened to check out The Godfather after Jules had read it and I discovered that all the pages with the most graphic scenes-- think Sonny Corleone and his scene with the maid of honor Lucy Mancini-- had been dog-eared. Jules really zeroed in all the best spots, so she was a great reading buddy.

Jules:

I wanted to be friends with Abby because her vacant blue eyes are a magnet for guys. Plus the camera loves her. I can see us one day in a reality show like Simple Life, where she plays Paris Hilton and I'll be Nicole Ritchie; Abby can pretend to be an air-head, and I can be my usual snide self. We would make millions.

So there you have it folks. A solution to the racial divide is our common appreciation for bad television and raunchy literature.

Abigail Simonsen and Julie Yang

Meet Abigail Simonsen, a beautiful, blonde yoga princess with soul. And her best friend, Julie Yang, a smart, accomplished junior venture capitalist with olive skin and a white heart.

Abby is the classic blonde guys drool over. Think Jessica Simpson without the attitude. She's into yoga and was a dance major in college.

Julie is totally brainy and has the air of being rather stuck-up. Which she is. Part of that famous Asian reserve.

We are collaborators on the relationship blog, Abby and Jules, and self-professed experts in advising the lovelorn.

But as own mating clocks tick frantically, our balanced wisdom devolves to naive bravery and neurotic paralysis.

But we are great friends and incisive observers of culture. Stick around. It'll be fun. And look for our yin yang wisdom in our book Abby and Jules in Spring 2008, or our insightful look at cliques and race in People Like Us.