When your friend’s casual racism can no longer be ignored.
I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was riding shotgun in my friend’s car in a town in North Carolina when we approached a stop sign. A group of teenagers crossed the street while I absentmindedly looked out the window. The sun was shining and I’m sure some pop song was blasting through the speakers like always. That’s when I heard my friend scream, “That’s why people shoot you!” I looked up and noticed a Black teenage boy in the group.
I was scrolling through social media the other day when a post stopped me in my tracks. The gist of it was that people are realizing their friends never liked Black people—they just liked their Black friends. Reading those words brought back all the microaggressions and derogatory comments I’ve heard spoken both to me and in my presence. Attending school as a minority in predominantly white areas, like the suburbs of Buffalo, New York, has a strange effect on white people.
View this post on Instagram #tbt because this was taken senior year of high school and I honestly can't believe that I'm going to be a senior AGAIN. 😱 I think that’s why my friend’s comment stung so much. It was the needle that burst my bubble. I quickly realized that they will never see me as one of them. The fairness of her skin will always give her an advantage in society whether she wants to admit it or not.
View this post on Instagram “Does the company you keep agree with defeat?” 👊🏾 That’s a question I heard in a podcast yesterday that‘s been rolling around in my mind. 🤯 It reminded me to stay aware of the kind of energy I allow into my life because mindset is everything. ✨ 💙 ✨ 📸: @marissapina Instead, I’m the woman who has no problem unfriending your Trump-supporting family . I’m the woman who will shut down your prejudiced remarks without hesitation.
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