hippiequeen85:raysymone:gabnab:shay-ooon:miamberst:caliherblover:skdaddy13:itsjessmehere:nappy-napht
hippiequeen85:raysymone:gabnab:shay-ooon:miamberst:caliherblover:skdaddy13:itsjessmehere:nappy-naphtali:blvcksht:brokenkidssmilethebrightest:thatkidfromharlem:americadivided:swagintherain:17 Struggles All Suburban Black Kids Know Too Well by Pedro FequiereMeeting that one friend’s parent that you didn’t know was racistBeing the prime suspect of whatever was stolen at a house partyYour parents encouraging you to make friends with the only other black kids in the neighborhood even though you have your own friendsNot understanding all black culture references because you didn’t have as many black friends to experience them withPeople coming back from spring break and comparing their tan to your skinSearching far and wide for a salon that can do your hairAnd people freely touching and grabbing your hairBeing called an Oreo, because… you’re not reeaally blackPeople assuming you’re good at any and all sportsEveryone looking to you to explain and demonstrate new dance crazesPeople dialing their slang up a couple notches when talking to youSwimming in a neighbor’s pool and having everyone marvel at how your hair reacts to waterPeople assuming that you have a huge crush on the only other black person in schoolThat moment when you learn about slavery in class and you can feel everyone staring at youBeing way more cautious than your friends about typical suburban mischiefPeople saying “You sound white,” because you speak proper EnglishFeeling constant pressure to represent your entire race, rather than just yourselfFucking yes to all of this.Struggles of the Black kid in any school setting, particularly college.This is so sadNothing more to sayI love in the hood, and I’ve still experienced most of these.Micro aggressionsWowThe little girl in class Lifewhere is the lieBeen through all these and it doesn’t get any easier. Smh.I went to college with Pedro. It’s crazy how we still experience these things as adults.Didn’t grow up in the suburbs but still went through the same bullshit. Was picked on by black kids because i “talked and act to whte” wasnt accepted by the white kids because 1: I wasnt white (surprise, surprise) and 2: i wasnt beneficial to them, meaning if the black kids were making fun of me for acting white, what were the white kids going learn (culture appropriate) from me.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- source link