Hmmmm. Were you having sex with her at the time? Because I double-blink, but usually only when I’m having sex…
Seriously…at least that’s the only time I’m aware of doing it. I don’t think it’s a secret thingy that we white folk have, though.
Although it it were, I’d probably be the last to cabbage onto the fact.
I think Pizza Brat was trying to make a point and wasn’t serious about this being a white thing.
We cocky caucasians do seem to identify the race of others when telling a story, even if it is not derogatory.
Or maybe Brat was serious.
Don’t let em fool you Pizza, this is just another example of them trying to keep you out.
The double blink was probably a code to see if you were “one of the good ones” or not. (sarcasm)
It would be funny if you could get a grant to study this. I’d guess that blinking is related to emotionality somehow, discomfort, anxiety, something. So you might be able to postulate that double blinking is an expression of the discomfort that whites feel in the presence of another race.
I bet professional poker players would have some good thoughts on blinking and other behavioral subtleties.
The problem with finding out is, then what? Do you develop the “pizzabrat blinking racial tension fighting program for double blinkers?”
Maybe she’d just seen Bullitt.
djf750
Yes, you got it right.
Sometimes people double-blink for emphasis or shock - I find when I do it intentionally, it’s almost always for comic effect - but generally I’d say blinking is pretty random, so I doubt blinking twice is that unusual.
FranticMad:
Argh! I wish I thought is this one instead! Double-coughing is even MORE ridiculous to point out as some racial thing.
They’re on to us!! 
I’m kidding of course. It just reminded me of that Eddie Murphy sketch where he had himself made up to look white and went out to see what white people did when there were no minorities around. Great sketch. I know I’ve started at least two threads that could be interpreted as being questions for the “black community”, so I’m having fun at my expense as well.
I’m not really cognizant of a double-blink. Is it something you’ve seen elsewhere? I can’t say that I’ve ever seen it – but that may be because I just never notice that sort of thing.
I don’t get it, and I loved that movie. Please explain.
Double clutch reference.
Heh, apparently not a very good one.
You saw one person do this and you think it’s a white thing?
That was actually a pair of single blinks, one for the external eyelid and one for the nictitating membrane that white people had installed a few years back.
Please report the offending woman’s name to the authorities because she is violating the rule which requires both eyelids to be blinked simultaneously. [/kidding]
And now, a more serious response:
I’ve noticed that some people do seem to blink quite a bit when they talk. My son’s pediatrician does, in fact, and for him, it seems to be related to a speech impediment he has. Somehow he can get the words out better when he closes his eyes for a moment. Weird.
Also, I’ve seen this in a couple of acquaintances. It’s kind of disconcerting to talk with them because I don’t get the eye contact I’m used to when in conversation. I almost feel that they’re re-assessing their opinions of me as we’re talking, if that makes any sense. I find this phenomenon most challenging to deal with when I’m speaking to a woman to whom I’m attracted. It’s funny how a little thing like that can throw you off your comfort zone.
Okay, I admit I was fooled. That’ll learn me to read the whole thread, though judging from some of Pizzabrat’s other posts I though he/she was serious.
Satisfying Andy Licious:
Why do people keep saying this? What other posts of mine would make people think I would seriously post something like this?
You have a very serious sounding screen name.
Me too! It’s driving me crazy!!
So that sound I hear must be the sound of Coldfire being whooshed. 
Seriously, IMHO being raised in the US gives some of us a “hair trigger” about race that I am not sure that someone from Europe is likely to have. It was clear to me (and to others in the thread) that this was about race, not blinking.
They weren’t the first to say it and many great renditions have been made:
Re the blinking thing. It is our secret and we ain’t telling. 
She’s an Illuminati and she wanted to know if you are one too.
blinking is a sign that
a: eyes are getting dry
b: person may have contacts which tend to increase the amount of blinks needed to keep them moist.
c: they are thinking and remembering what is being said.
In c: excessive blinking or the “double blink” may be an indication that someone is paying attention. When someone tells you a fact you want to remember like a phone number for example, you blink more. When reading often you will see people tend to blink at the end of paragraphs as the brain processes that bit of information. even the act of trying to remember something will cause increased blinking. Watch someone watching a show they have seen before or that they are not very interested in and you will see they rarely blink compared to say a star wars fan watching the latest sequel for the first time.