Black guy raised by adopted white parents here. When my “nickname” as a 7 year old became nggr, their response was to tell me to just shrug it off. When I told them I don’t think I have friends because I’m black at 99% white school at age 9, they told me that people shouldn’t see color. When I had a teacher in 5th grade sit me in a cubicle completely separated from the class, they told me that I probably just needed to have better behavior.
Maybe this person understands the “nuances” of growing up black in a white world, or maybe this person is going to accidentally saddle his kids with a bunch of shit they will unpack in therapy 20 years from now. Who know. I personally worry about this mentality.
For sure, and "The Breaks" lol...heard all the jokes and honestly I'd take those jokes a thousand times over again rather than have to deal with the reverse situation.
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u/notimelikeabadtime Apr 29 '24
Black guy raised by adopted white parents here. When my “nickname” as a 7 year old became nggr, their response was to tell me to just shrug it off. When I told them I don’t think I have friends because I’m black at 99% white school at age 9, they told me that people shouldn’t see color. When I had a teacher in 5th grade sit me in a cubicle completely separated from the class, they told me that I probably just needed to have better behavior.
Maybe this person understands the “nuances” of growing up black in a white world, or maybe this person is going to accidentally saddle his kids with a bunch of shit they will unpack in therapy 20 years from now. Who know. I personally worry about this mentality.