If you have ever been the only Black person in the class, ....
1. You know this situation:
[For those who don't know, an "Oreo" is someone who is "black on the outside, white on the inside."]
3.This happened at every party you went to.
4. You had to deal with all of the hella bold people around you using the n-word.
5. You somehow became everyone's go-to black person.
6. People told you "sounded white."
7. People asked you things like: "Do black people tan?"
8. "So what part of Africa are your parents from?"
9. "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?"You were just happy there were other kids who understand your angst. Meanwhile, no one gave them the side-eye for asking this question while they're sitting at an all white table...
10. "You know, I don't even really see you as black."
13. There was that awkward moment in history class when you reached the topic of slavery and everyone turned to you
14. Everyone assumed you were good at basketball.
16. People made all types of corny jokes around you.
18. You did your best to restrain yourself from strangling all the people that exaggeratedly snapped their neck your way.
20. You also had to deal with all the super-angsty white liberals who felt like they had something to prove...
21. Everyone was perfectly comfortable sticking their fingers all up in your hair.
23. It sometimes felt like you were the only one who noticed things like this:
24. When college acceptance letters came out, people started whispering...
But also secretly feeling super angsty about it...and for good reason!)
25. But despite life sometimes feeling like some long absurd joke that no one told you about...
You still were able to succeed. Yes. Indeed.
You still were able to succeed. Yes. Indeed.
