I went to a majority black elementary school. The kids I knew would have called her an Oreo. #justSaying
That was a label used in my youth often attached to a dark-skinned person who dressed neatly, got good grades, and spoke articulately. Or had white friends. i had so hoped we'd advance past that kind of self-deprecating bigotry.
"spoke articulately"? That requirement just eliminated 97% of all students of every race, down through history, according to their parents.
Fair point. I suppose "with something resembling correct grammar" is more accurate. ;-)
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I went to a majority black elementary school. The kids I knew would have called her an Oreo. #justSaying
That was a label used in my youth often attached to a dark-skinned person who dressed neatly, got good grades, and spoke articulately. Or had white friends. i had so hoped we'd advance past that kind of self-deprecating bigotry.
"spoke articulately"? That requirement just eliminated 97% of all students of every race, down through history, according to their parents.
Fair point. I suppose "with something resembling correct grammar" is more accurate. ;-)