You Re Black Thesis
You’re Black, Where’s your rhythm?
You’re Black, What’s for dinner, Fried Chicken and Watermelon?
You’re Black, Is that your real hair?
You’re Black, but what else? As if being just black wasn’t good enough
You’re Black, do you live in the hood?
You’re Black, Why do you sound “white”?
You’re Black, Can you twerk?
You’re Black, Are you a trouble maker?
You’re Black, Were you a high school dropout?
You’re Black, Has your dad returned from the store yet? These are only a few of the many questions us African Americans are asked just because of the color of our skin. The amount of ignorance that is given off by these questions truly does upset me. The feeling of knowing that some white people are taught to look down upon black human beings is merely unbearable. We can’t go about …show more content…
Our men are watched like hawks daily. They aren’t able to wear hoodies while walking from the store without being recognized as a “thug”. Nor can they reach into their pockets to grab a wallet without it being assumed that a weapon will soon come into play. No matter how far slavery and segregation dates back, they both exist in this present day, just not as direct. We can’t just trot along on the sidewalks and in halls like there are zero cares in the world. Being that I go to a predominately white school, I have to also deal with being known as “One of the ghetto girls”. They think whatever they see on the internet is the reality of every black’s life. Little do they know, the “ghetto” is a neighborhood. We tend to naturally connect with each other for the sake of
You’re Black, What’s for dinner, Fried Chicken and Watermelon?
You’re Black, Is that your real hair?
You’re Black, but what else? As if being just black wasn’t good enough
You’re Black, do you live in the hood?
You’re Black, Why do you sound “white”?
You’re Black, Can you twerk?
You’re Black, Are you a trouble maker?
You’re Black, Were you a high school dropout?
You’re Black, Has your dad returned from the store yet? These are only a few of the many questions us African Americans are asked just because of the color of our skin. The amount of ignorance that is given off by these questions truly does upset me. The feeling of knowing that some white people are taught to look down upon black human beings is merely unbearable. We can’t go about …show more content…
Our men are watched like hawks daily. They aren’t able to wear hoodies while walking from the store without being recognized as a “thug”. Nor can they reach into their pockets to grab a wallet without it being assumed that a weapon will soon come into play. No matter how far slavery and segregation dates back, they both exist in this present day, just not as direct. We can’t just trot along on the sidewalks and in halls like there are zero cares in the world. Being that I go to a predominately white school, I have to also deal with being known as “One of the ghetto girls”. They think whatever they see on the internet is the reality of every black’s life. Little do they know, the “ghetto” is a neighborhood. We tend to naturally connect with each other for the sake of