Light Skin Racism

I can never forget comments that were made towards me or behind my back. I felt there was this ticking noise in my head because it just became so exhilarating. I have been in situations in school where I have been surrounded by a group of my classmates who would continuously say something racist, and I would say, “Excuse me, do you not see me? Am I invisible?” and they would be like “Oh well your light skin, so it’s okay.” I never thought “light skin” was a type of category I would be put in, and in my head, I questioned and even knew that’s not even on the U.S. Census Bureau when I have to choose my race. I felt that I had to act like everybody else and go along with these racist comments just to have friends. It made me feel awkward and