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