Racism Assignment
In this racism reflection assignment, I am going to comprehend my place in the reality of racism. I will be analyzing the key influences in my life that have impacted the development of my multiple identities within the context of racism/white supremacy, color blind racism and oppression. I will be discussing a situation in which I experienced racism first hand, along with my analysis of oppression. Critical consciousness, positionality, and intersectionality in regards to Lum will be discussed in terms of my understanding of my place in racism. Lastly, I will identify as an African American female with multiple identities and discuss my personal thoughts of how I have been the target of oppression and discrimination.
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My family is from Haiti my parents migrated to this country when I was three years old. I had no idea why they did it at the time because I was only a child. When people see my mother, they have a hard time believing she is my mother until they see us together. My father is very dark so people automatically think he is my father. My mother use to buy me this soap and it was a lighting cream. My mother felt America is more acceptable of a lighter skin African American. So, everyday my mother would have me use the soap so my face can get lighter. I never felt my mother accepted my dark skin. My mother made comments sometimes that she wishes I came out her complexion instead of my father. All my aunts on my mother side use the soap to keep up with their complexion. When I attended public school the children in my school use to make comments about my skin tone because I was so dark. I remember looking at my white Barbie doll and wishing I looked like …show more content…
So, my father saved up some money and moved us out the inner city into a nice neighborhood. I was privilege enough to experience both public and private school. When I first got to the school I was the tenth African American student. I was treated differently because of my skin color. It took me a long time to make friends. It was different form public school the kids were respectful, it was strict and clean. I remember a young girl my age said to me “did you get lost” they noticed I did not speak the way they did. I went home and cried because they made me feel like I did not belong and I had no right to attend their
Key Influences- In …show more content…
My family is from Haiti my parents migrated to this country when I was three years old. I had no idea why they did it at the time because I was only a child. When people see my mother, they have a hard time believing she is my mother until they see us together. My father is very dark so people automatically think he is my father. My mother use to buy me this soap and it was a lighting cream. My mother felt America is more acceptable of a lighter skin African American. So, everyday my mother would have me use the soap so my face can get lighter. I never felt my mother accepted my dark skin. My mother made comments sometimes that she wishes I came out her complexion instead of my father. All my aunts on my mother side use the soap to keep up with their complexion. When I attended public school the children in my school use to make comments about my skin tone because I was so dark. I remember looking at my white Barbie doll and wishing I looked like …show more content…
So, my father saved up some money and moved us out the inner city into a nice neighborhood. I was privilege enough to experience both public and private school. When I first got to the school I was the tenth African American student. I was treated differently because of my skin color. It took me a long time to make friends. It was different form public school the kids were respectful, it was strict and clean. I remember a young girl my age said to me “did you get lost” they noticed I did not speak the way they did. I went home and cried because they made me feel like I did not belong and I had no right to attend their