Your “post-racial” is a Myth
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- No I didn’t get here on the A2B Access scheme
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- My name is not Abdi
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- It’s not okay to measure me from a scale of Zero to White
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- My faith is not a fashion statement
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- “Your English is sooooo good!”
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- “Wow, you’re quite articulate for a black girl”
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- No thanks, I don’t need saving from a forced marriage …to my cousin
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- No my mum is not white! No my dad is not white!
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- Why should my assertiveness be deemed aggressive?
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- Not enough space
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- “Where’s Kashmir? The cardigan textile??”
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- No, sorry I don’t speak African. But do you speak European though?
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- I am Pakistani “What is that?”
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- No i’m not “one of those rich Asian guys”!
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- No you can’t touch my hair!
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- “OMG you’re Nigerian!! …But you’re mixed with something else right?” “Erm…no”
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- YES, this is my real hair!!
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- It’s not funny to say “we should have a pro-racism Officer”
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- “Jamaica is in Africa, right?””
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- Yes i’m international and I can speak English
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- “You’re not like the rest of them” – (someone who’s never met another brown person)
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