Kii. Many of us are gay black men, when has our well being ever been a priority in America?
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Originally posted by tomorrowforgotten
Yes. Although, I do hear that it is different for people like me who have a lighter skin tone. Being a (somewhat) intelligent guy, I've grown accustomed to being the only POC in all of my advanced courses; I'm usually the only one in the room. If I'm being honest, I feel most uncomfortable around people of my own race than anyone else.
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I used to be the same way.
I was the only black kid in my classes for almost my entire childhood, had all white friends, and was ostracized by most of the other black kids in high school. I dressed, talked, and acted "like a white boy", and felt so uncomfortable in black environments. But after I graduated high school I chose to attend an HBCU and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. For the first time in my life I connected with other African American kids like me. For the first time in my life I felt black. I've become enlightened on SO many things that I otherwise never would have learned or experienced at other schools.
And I'm of mixed ancestry and about as "high yellow" as they come and although there may be a certain degree of privelege that comes with that, at the end of the day we're just another ****** to "the man".
. I probably overexaggerate and no one's even looking at me but I can't help but feel that way
