The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Abbie Elliott
Leesburg, VA
For my entire adult life, dating has been a challenge. As an Asian-American, I vehemently resisted falling into stereotypes. But, as an Asian-American on the dating scene, my looks delivered my first impression for me. Men developed ideas about me even before I spoke. Where they expected to find a quiet, submissive and conservative woman, they found a loud, liberal feminist.
Evelyn Ingram,
Leesburg, VA.
Yesterday, I cried typing these words and I couldn’t click Submit. I think I’m stronger today. I can’t wait to pass this along. -Evelyn
Yvonne Ovachi Bennett,
Leesburg, FL.
For every wrong there’s a right. Everything has a perfect opposite…. Hate/Love, Die/Live, Loss/Gain, No one/Everyone!!!!
Michele,
Leesburg, VA.
This was one of the nicer things said to my daughter at her church-ran private school, where she was the only white kid in her class. The girls would actually tell her that they couldn’t play with her because of her skin color. She asked, with tears in her eyes, why she had to “always be kind” to the other kids when they were always mean to her. Seven year olds can only learn this type of behavior from their families; we have to fix the attitudes at home, before we can expect change in society.
Craig Schoonmaker
Leesburg, VA
“You are from Jamaica. How come you are not black?”
“Are your parents black?”
I don’t mind the questions and curiosity but sometimes, it gets a bit old 🙂
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