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Short. Dark. Supposed statistic. Intellectual outlier.

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 Cory, dark, Ft. Worth, intellectual, outlier, short, statistic, TX

Cory,
Ft. Worth, TX.

You’re lucky you look ambiguously minority.

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 accomplish, ambiguous, CO, Cristina Gonzales, Denver, Minority, quota, seed of doubt, statistic, sucess, you look

Cristina Gonzales,
Denver, CO.

All throughout my life I’ve worked hard to succeed only to wonder if any success, any award, any accomplishment was truly earned, or if I am just helping someone make a quota, create a statistic, or justify an extra dollar or two. The worst is having a seed of doubt planted in the moments you feel most proud of yourself, at first by others…but then by yourself.

I am not a criminal, statistic, failure

September 22, 2022 assume, black man, CA, criminal, Hemet, James McCray, statistic

James McCray,
Hemet, CA

I am not what society has labeled me. I am not a criminal because I am so called African American. I am not a statistic because I grew up in a single parent household, studies suggest that young black boys who grow up without a father in the home chances are he will get in trouble with the law at a early age, drop out of school and be defiant towards his mother, by the way I did not do any of these . I am not a failure I am not doing what my dad and step-mother expects from my life.

“An Intelligent, Independent African American Women!”

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 African American, College, European Americans, failure, IL, independent, intelligent, invisible backpack, judge, King, Malikah Black, Peggy McIntosh, privilege, Queen, social media, statistic, success, trade school, Urbana, Women

Malikah Black,
Urbana, IL.

Based on stereotypes and neither are my sisters. The media instantly judge African American Women on their many failures, but what about their success? You’re most likely to hear about the statics of African American Women getting pregnant in 2015 on social media than those who graduated from college or trade school. I oppose the writings of Peggy McIntosh’s in ‘White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Back Pack,’ because as a child I even knew the privileges “European Americans” had and I’m pretty sure they did too. Their taught the way of knowing what they have through their history similar to how I was taught. I was raised to understand my history, and understand how my ancestors were Kings and Queens taken from their homeland to unwillingly work for “European Americans.” I’m not upset one day our intelligent, independent African American Women will be given back our crown. We will welcome the day our privileges will be restored, and we will not be based on “their” stereotypes anymore.

Don’t ask me why I’m single

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 ask, Christian Hunter, crime, LA, offended, Shreveport, single, statistic

Christian Hunter,
Shreveport, LA.

A lot of guys at school try to ask me out and they don’t understand why I say no. Is it such a crime to want to focus on school first? It’s hard for a person my color to succeed and I’m just trying to beat the statistic. So excuse me if you are offended by my no. You just want to distract me from my goals and waste my time and time is something I don’t have.

I am Latina and I want to prosper.

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Angela Cendejas, CA, College, latina, prevail, prosper, small town, statistic

Angela Cendejas,
CA.

Too many people suggest that its best that I stay at the junior college in my small town, but I want to go big. I want to go ivy league, East coast, expensive. I can make a difference and just because I have started out low doesn’t mean I can’t prevail. I’m not going to be another statistic.

I am NOT just a statistic

April 12, 2018 appearance, CA, citizen, different, female, homophobia, Huntington Park, Jeannine Chavez, judge, Mexican, sex, sexism, Sexuality, 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. Being a different race, sex, and having a different sexuality than others have all caused me to be oppressed and quite often hear remarks about these three social identities that people perceive me by. Racism, sexism, and homophobia are things i have to deal with on the daily because i’m not in compliance with society. Just because I am a gay Mexican female and not a straight white male, I get judged everyday by several people but I always keep in mind that I am special and unique. Society teaches us to be prejudice of how people look and act but in reality there is more to that then just appearances.

I will not be a statistic

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 black male, College, doomed, empowering, Houghton, Kyle Glasper, MA, skin, sociologu, statistic

Kyle Glasper
Houghton, MA

Everything I feel I learn in sociology is telling me that as a black male, life has doomed me to the pits. A third of us have been incarcerated or will be and the half of the rest won’t ever go to college. It’s been this way for a while now and I feel like nothing is changing. Is it the system at fault or the people? This is a question I’ve toyed with for a while and in all honesty it’s a bit of both. By society being okay that this happens the mentality of many black males are that it’s okay for them to act in that fashion because society expects themselves. For those in tune with sociology it’s a major case of the looking glass self and I for one refuse to be a statistic. Being black should be anything but a hindrance. It should be empowering that you can rise above odds even if they perpetually seem against and saying ‘I did it.’