"Because, sweety, we're Black...."

It's been on my mind for quite some time to start a discussion like this (if there's one like this already, sorry!), but I constantly wonder who else has gone through a similar situation: being told they can't do or be something because they're Black....by a Black individual/family member/etc!!

Speak out, rant, complain, whatever about your stories on why they said being Black "prevents" us from being who we really are.

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Permalink Reply by rocknsoulsister on March 19, 2013 at 9:08am

ICE SKATING! Lol I told a woman I used to work with that I wanted to take my sister ice skating. Her response was " we can't ice skate, WE'RE BLACK! I was like " OK?" .. Didn't really know whats to say at that point. How random, right? What was even more random was the fact that I never knew she was black, but apparently she felt it was necessary to let me know. Lol it was awkward

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Permalink Reply by Jawara Blake on March 24, 2013 at 10:01am

Sadly I have been a victim if this a lot in my life. It makes me mad mostly because then you are forced to fight just to get a "black maybe".

I'm a painter and it kills me still to get those looks or think I'm getting those looks every time I walk in a gallery trying to show my work only to get a" I'll get back to you". I remember people telling me "your black" so my chance of getting something up over a white guy are smaller. Which I know in my heart should be bullshit! We should be and do what ever we want to make our selves happy. It kills me people think because we are black we have to fight against the currant. We should have to wait another thirty years until we get a fair chance it should be now and people need to believe in every one of us.