[GH21742]

Are you one of the few black teens going to this high school, because Livonia barely has a 1 percent black population. Anyway, the bottom line is that stereotypes of how people should behave and act because of your skin color and culture are so ingrained in this society that it’s difficult for people to figure out someone who dosen’t fit the image of what they are told this person is supposed to be, do or act like. When I was a teenager (I’m pushing 30 now) I always felt strange because I liked rock ‘n roll just as much as I did R n’B and rap, plus I also liked what is now called alternative music – like the Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees and all that, and because I didn’t know any other black people who would admit to even liking that kind of music. As I’ve grown older, I just said, ‘Screw it, I like what I like and that’s all there is to it.’ I’ve had people tell me I talk ‘white’ too, as if there’s only one way to talk if you’re black. The consensus has been that if you don’t sound black enough, or like everything else black folks are supposed to like, or act black enough, then you’re an Oreo or you just want to be white. The bottom line: as long as you can accept yourself for what you are, and you’re happy with yourself, that’s what is more important in the end. People will always try to stick you in a box for some reason or other. That’s part of life. But you don’t have to define who you are by what someone else thinks you should be. You actually challenge people’s stereotypes by not fitting into them anyway, and that definitely disturbs some folks, which is a good thing.

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Name : GH21742, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Guard, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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