Judgment based on an individual’s ACCENT.
Ame Cruz,
Sacramento, CA.
It’s not just about blacks & whites. People tend to judge based on others’ accents as if they’re not good enough because they don’t know English well.
Black-white man; white black man
Kirl T. Lawson,
Oakland, CA.
I have so many tales to share about my experience with my color (or lack of “definitive color recognition”). growing up in Chicago, I was called “a white n*****” by friends at times w/ affection and at times derisively. Initially the appellation hurt my feelings until I took an objective look at myself in the mirror. Years later and moving to San Francisco and working at city hall, a female constituent asking for me but not remembering my name, described me as “he is either a “black white-man” or a “white black-man”. Hearing that relayed, those phases resonated with me in their succinctness. These are the ways that people view/see me. it’s been a blessing and a curse as either can create discomfit for the viewer and then extent to me. Black folk ask me “what ‘is” you” seeking racial confirmation. I tell them “you know what I is” you just want me to verify/affirm it
BLM protests have turned me
Jö Sharsvën,
Atlanta, GA
The BLM protests have made me “racist”. I use that loosely. I don’t care anymore. If once there was a glimmer of camaraderie with blacks, it’s completely gone now. Racism against whites is growing exponentially. And for some reason it’s acceptable. The unwarranted hate I experience on a daily basis is ridiculous.
I’m not just one, I’m both!
June Blanton,
Magnolia, TX.
I was raised between two family’s. One black and one white, please stop telling me that i’m one or the other. Why should I deny half of me to make YOU happy.
I’m black and I’m white.
Danielle Pitsenberger,
USA.
My mother is black and my father is white, so I’m mixed. In my day to day life it is very unlikely for me to deal with any discrimination or prejudice. All of friends are from all different types of places and are all different races. My friends and I all cherish and embrace our differences.
