Black men obsessed with white girls
Andy Anglin, Cleveland, OH. Not really. Just that black men would sooner spit on a black woman and step on her throat if it meant...
You sound like a white girl
Joy Owopetu, Manassas Park, VA. What does this even MEAN? I have heard so many times that I sound like a white girl from the...
No, I do not own Ugg Boots
Hannah Stadnick, Riverside, CA. I believe that “white girls” get put into a very strong stereotype. Pumpkin spice lattes, Ugg boots, twitter, flannels, etc. are...
Am I supposed to feel blessed?
Jenny, Newark, NJ. I am white and grew up where I was a minority. I have been in situations where people of color have said...
I’m white, but I’m not basic.
Savannah B, Bowling Green, KY. Though I don’t lose sleep over it, I hate being called a basic white girl. Just because I wear leggings,...
You don’t look Latina at all!
Maria Victoria Salazar, Mobile, AL. Hi! My heritage is a little more complicated than others’, especially here in the Deep South. I have roots in...
I am NOT addicted to Starbucks!
Elise Trexler, NC. I acknowledge the fact that I am a white female, but that does not automatically mean that I go to Starbucks every...
Recovering Southern Privileged White Girl
Tiffany, Indianapolis, IN. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. But I grew up in the middle class suburbs. My schools were overwhelmingly white....
White girl minority in black city
Barbara Fought, Jamesville, NY. Faculty The most impacting cultural experience for me related to race was when in the 20s I lived in Detroit, a...
Married a white girl, now what??
Kyle Lim, Grand Rapids, MI. As a biracial individual, I learned early-on how to de-emphasize certain aspects of my racial identity depending on who I...
