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I’m rich because I’m from here

April 1, 2021 AZ, Chapman University, Madi, money, poor, rich, Scottsdale, stereotype, struggle, upset

Madi,
Scottsdale, AZ

Actually, this is the opposite of what is true, but what everyone assumes. I’m from Scottsdale, Arizona where there are many extremely wealthy neighborhoods and fancy resorts. It is also a predominantly white city, which my family is as well. Growing up my parents really struggled with making money after the market crash. Now it’s not something that upsets me as much because I know there are much worse issues to have, but it’s the most common thing people assume based off how I look and where I live.
-Chapman University

I thought I was being funny

September 21, 2017 funny, I didn't realize, joke, Kathy, mortified, PA, perpetrators, Philadelphia, stereotype, upset

Kathy,
Philadelphia, PA.

I saw a student I work with wearing a baseball cap and a hoodie tied tightly around her face and I said “You’re rockin’ your perpetrator look today.” I didn’t realize I’d upset her until another staff member told me. I was mortified.

Oh you’re white that explains it

September 9, 2016 blame, came out, complain, corrupt, hate, life, MO, O'Fallon, Race, Spencer S., stereotype, transgender, upset, white

Spencer S.,
O’Fallon, MO.

My entire life growing up people have blamed almost every bad thing or complaint I’ve said on my race. This has made me upset my whole life because just because I’m white is shouldn’t explain anything about me even when I came out as transgender a friend of mine who actually really isn’t a friend anymore said to me its causes you’re white that explains it. This hit me hard because my race shouldn’t give me an excuse and I shouldn’t need any excuse this is who I am. When I told my friend this they said you’re just making your race corrupt. I will never forget this because until we all stop bleeding the same we are all the same and human. No race should give a reason or excuse to anything. I really hope that no one else has to hear that stereotype because no one has the right to say that kind of hateful stuff.

Son Upset Called Whiteboy on Bus

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 boy, bus, Fort Wayne, IN, son, Todd Campbell, upset, white, whiteboy

Todd Campbell
Fort Wayne, IN

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