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Originally posted by nikki1920
That kind of hurt never goes away. I'm always consious of what I'm wearing, how I look, what I sound like around other Black people b/c of the criticisms I received from them growing up. And I shouldn't be and I am working on it.
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Preach it, sisterfriend. I went home for the holidays, and I never felt so JUDGED in my whole life -- even by my own family! It's really terrible when one has to feel more "on guard" around her own people than when she's around folks who don't look like her/don't share her cultural experiences.