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Number of ratings73 Number of reviews26 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish, Spanish Listener sinceApr 11, 2018 Last activeover 6 months ago GenderNon-Binary PathStep 368 People helped98 Chats310 Group support chats18 Listener group chats6 Forum posts19 Forum upvotes27
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hi!! I love to make people smile! I want to talk and hopefully help you overcome difficult stuff 
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Racism and bullying - POC
Young People of Color / by happychappynipnap
Last post
November 21st, 2018
...See more Ahh bullying. I remember a time in my life, when I was much, much younger, being dubbed "chocolate brownie" as well as labelled other worse names I can't (and don't wish to) say here. For some reason, despite the fact I knew it was mostly just teasing or banter - I couldn't shake off that harrowing feeling I was not only different to everyone, but inferior. I remember despising school and a lot of the people in it for throwing around offensive terms from their extensive vocabulary of racial slurs - and so casually. To this day I'm astounded that kids aged 6-10 were capable of such knowledge - though perhaps it was due to me (and my twin sister) being the only diverse faces in a school of purely white kids and teachers. I am so, so, so glad I eventually ended up moving schools and making new friends- that I still have to this day! I also recall a peculiar moment of hilarity - a girl only 4 years old asking why I was "brown". Something I'd never been asked before and had, for some reason, never occurred to me. Something that had caused me such distress and yet I had no clue what to say. I don't even remember how I replied ..but I do remember she looked at me not with the ignorant hatred of my bullies, but the wide-eyed curiosity of a genuine, innocent girl. I personally don't remember a time in my life I've been discriminated against any more than name calling. But I've unfortunately witnessed it countless times. Those with a certain dialect or accent are made a mockery of, racist tropes and archetypes are used to generalise a whole race and base their perspective on that individual etc. When I experienced this (and saw others experiencing it), it made me feel ashamed of my culture and background. And although I was so young, in hindsight I know whatever and whoever you are, your background, your colour, your culture - embrace it. It's a vital part of your identity that shouldn't be consigned to oblivion. Afterall, without our uniquity, what do we have? Anyway, thanks for reading ..if you managed to finish all that, that is! If you want, you can comment if you've ever had experiences of bullying or racism. Also, with modern arguments of cultural appropriation it creates new issues and questions concerning respect and disrespect of POC - does anyone have any views on that they'd like to share? If so, I'd love to read it and thanks again! :)
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