No, but where are FROM from?
Tina, Birmingham. AL. Nevermind the fact that I speak with a southern accent, that my attire is noticeably of American influence, or that my last...
Look Asian but culturally I wasn’t
Allison, Aurora, CO I grew up in a very Americanized community although my family was very cultural. All my friends in school were white leaving...
Our Outer Appearance Does Not Matter
I grew up in a very divided household when it comes down to the words race and racism. When I 7 my parents divorced, I...
Colorblind but others may not be.
Catherine, USA I was raised to treat others with respect, no matter their appearance, but it’s difficult to when my identity is destroyed because so...
MY VOICE DOESN’T MATCH MY APPEARANCE
Ciandra, Denver, CO . Black people are not monolithic. We are a diverse group of individuals with different experiences. I grew up in Colorado and...
Do not judge race by appearance
Stefano Pavone, United Kingdom I am of mixed Euro-Mediterranean descent – primarily Italian, with some Greek and Spanish as well. Given that the Mediterranean region...
My natural hair is not disrespectful.
Lunia Collado Cranston, RI As an adult, I’ve been living between the US and the Dominican Republic. While in the US, curly/kinky hair is not...
Race is appearance not my identity.
Jennifer Evans, Albuquerque, NM So often people bring race in as a deep part of someone’s identity or use it as a reason for their...
Race, the easiest way to discriminate.
AnnAdèle Lloyd, Asheville, NC. Appearance is always how we make our initial judgement of someone on first meeting.
What are you? I can’t tell
Jenn O, Los Angeles, CA. This is the dreadful question that I get almost all the time… I find myself always having to explain my...
I am NOT just a statistic
Jeannine Chavez, Huntington Park, CA. As a United States citizen who lives in Los Angeles as a gay Mexican female, it has limited my privileges....
“Race” is a concept humans created.
R.E.A.L. Talk, High Tech Middle Media Arts, 7th Grade Trailblazer Before we did this project, I thought that race, was just, race, everyone had a...
Why is my life worth more?
Jasmine Balsalobre, Oviedo, FL. My appearance does not determine my morals, my passions, my hobbies, my opinions, or my relationships, so how can it determine...
Tired of judgment based upon appearance
Diane Eitel-Wortman, West Long Branch, NJ. Monmouth University It works both ways…. I am tired of people not recognizing people as simplistic as the fact...
Focus on me, not my appearance
Shelby, Sunnyvale, CA. Too many people in this world focus on how we look when we should be focused on our character and our personality....
