Nia:<\/u><\/p>\n
-Do you think there are qualifiers for being black or expectations of how black people should act?<\/p>\n
Yes, to be black you have to be athletic, listen to certain kind of music, have to date black people, and have to speak a certain way.<\/p>\n
-I call this policing. Have you ever felt policed in any way? If so, have you come to terms with that policing?<\/p>\n
Yes, about the way she speaks and the music she listens to: One time I said devour and my cousin asked me why I\u2019m so whitewashed. Felt like she needed to change to fit in. \u201cNow I\u2019ve accepted it and I\u2019m not gonna change, I like to read and learn new words\u2026 I\u2019m not gonna change that for someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
-What do you love about yourself? Can be related to your black experience or general.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love my culture and the fact that it’s different and others love it and try to copy it but can never be it and I love that because it makes me unique.\u201d<\/p>\n
Darius:<\/u><\/p>\n
-Do you think there are qualifiers for being black or expectations of how black people should act?<\/p>\n
Most people expect black people to be darker: or darker relative to who you\u2019re talking to and be of a certain class\/ background: expected to go to public schools<\/p>\n
-I call this policing. Have you ever felt policed in any way? If so, have you come to terms with that policing?<\/p>\n
People have assumed that he wouldn\u2019t know certain music or know black culture because he\u2019s too light. He has felt like he has to watch what he says– he has a black father and black family members, but feels like that hasn’t been enough to validate his black experiences in some people\u2019s eyes. He\u2019s felt he has had to change to fit in with black people but with that he still didn\u2019t feel like he belonged\u2026 people would still deny him his black identity. He has come to terms with it; it doesn\u2019t bother him as much anymore. He\u2019s more focused on being himself because he knows who and what he is. \u201cI\u2019ve been told countless times that I\u2019m not black enough\u201d<\/p>\n
-What do you love about yourself? Can be related to your black experience or general.<\/p>\n
He loves being multiracial– because he\u2019s experienced two different cultures. He likes being a mixture of black and Canadian and he\u2019s more accepting of other people\u2019s cultures and in general because of it.<\/p>\n
Gabi:<\/u><\/p>\n
-Do you think there are qualifiers for being black or expectations of how black people should act?<\/p>\n
Yes, limits to how we can act: talking too white or shouldn\u2019t have good grammar and can\u2019t have good grammar, \u201cas if I\u2019m not intelligent enough to speak properly.\u201d Also expected to be poor.<\/p>\n
-I call this policing. Have you ever felt policed in any way? If so, have you come to terms with that policing?<\/p>\n
People have made comments about the way she talks. Once, her English teacher assumed she couldn\u2019t afford a notebook because she was black in a primarily white school. The policing is not often enough to think about it everyday. The older she\u2019s gotten the more prevalent it’s been but she\u2019s been fortunate not to have to deal with it often. She\u2019s never let it consume her because the policing hasn\u2019t been prevalent in her life so she guesses she\u2019s come to terms with it. She speaks out about it now, but it hasn\u2019t happened at Emory so she hasn\u2019t had to speak out about it.<\/p>\n
-What do you love about yourself? Can be related to your black experience or general.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like my skin tone, it’s very pretty and I don\u2019t really sunburn.\u201d She is multiracial: Irish, Guyana-an, and a whole bunch of other stuff, not really sure. She has freckles and that\u2019s not a traditionally black trait and that makes her unique. She\u2019s creative, outspoken, fit, and loves that she learned to cook from black people: with seasoning.<\/p>\n
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