@aspiedreadlocks: “My name is Chelsea and from England, I’m mixed with #British
@aspiedreadlocks: “My name is Chelsea and from England, I’m mixed with #British (#English #Scottish and #NorthernIrish) and #Jamaican but I pass for #White as my mum is half White and my dad is fully White, my biggest #mixedgirlproblem wasn’t just people denying my heritage (even after showing pictures of my mum or my nan and grandad) but mostly the racist bullying I received in school once most of the students who bullied me for other reasons saw the colour of my mums skin, that’s when it all started, it wasn’t just students either but class "helpers” and teachers too, it ranged from a whole class (including the teacher) ganging up on me during black history class (ironic,ik) and repeatedly called me the n word, saying that my family are dirty n words and how they hope all my n word family dies to death threats and physical attacks, one particular attack was enough to send my already damaged mental health over the edge and caused me to get admitted to a child psychiatric hospital. A boy who attacked me attempted to follow me home whilst calling me all the racial slurs under the sun, luckily a friend has seen what was happening and picked me up, we informed the police and he was arrested, the court date happened whilst I was hospitalised and I was too mentally sick to attend so my mum attended in my place (he only got community service), I still bear the mental scars off all the #racism I’ve endured growing up as it added to my #ptsd and other #mentalhealth issues that were mostly caused by more than one trauma, I still get phantom pains on the arm that boy whipped with his school blazer that had a collar that was covered in badges whilst he was still hurling racial slurs and threatening my families lives, my advice to those who have been through anything similar to remind yourself that it’s something to do with these bullies own insecurities and that what you are going through is not your fault, these experiences might feel like they are breaking you at the time but in all truth, they are helpinf to build you into a stronger person " #mixedgirlproblems #mixedgirl (at England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0TPF_lUyd/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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