“the only spot in the spot” — the only visibly identifiable member of crowd that is not a member of the majority of that crowd including but not limited to:
The only Black person at a private
school
The only White person at a Black Family Reunion
The only flamboyantly
gay or
lesbian person in a room full of Christian Nationalist
The only biracial person in a room full of uni-racial people
The only differently abled person in a room full of the biological normative
A single woman at a swinger’s club cruising for a
threesome — so rare that they are called unicorns and have their own appellation.
Depending on the strength of character of the person in this situation. this can be a very
fun, very comfortable, or very uncomfortable experience. And, if you don’
t understand this phrase; then you have never been “the only spot in the spot”.
Ironically in a
society and culture that prides itself on rugged individuality; there are still more extreme ways of being “individual”. Cultural food for thought.
When
Gil Scott Heron attended an exclusive private
school in
New York, he was the only spot in the spot.
When my wife attended my family reunion she trumped my high yellow cousins by being the only spot in the spot.
