[K26966]

Leaving aside all of the obvious historical, socioeconomic issues for a moment, in my opinion, some of the ‘black frown syndrome’ comes as a result of conditioning from others. I am generally a very friendly person, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve smiled or made eye-contact with a white person, only to be ignored or scowled at. After a while you just don’t bother being pleasant anymore. It feels better to do the rejecting first, by maintaining a ‘leave me alone expression,’ rather than always being the one who gets rebuffed. C’est la vie.

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Name : K26966, Race : Black/African American, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, 

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