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The Skin I am in...(Does not make me) [READ DESC.]
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The skin I am in...
Does not make me who I truly am.
The skin I am in...
Does not determine what I eat everyday.
The skin I am in...
Does not determine how I act, nor dress.
The skin I am in...
Does not determine how I sound.
I am White...
That does not mean I eat fancy dinners every night,
Or dress down with fancy clothing, nor does that mean I sound 'intelligent'.
I may not live in a rich household. I could be somewhere on the streets...
Like anyone else of any color could be.
Not all of us have a lot of money.
Why did you assume I hate Black people? Or anyone who is not of my background?
I am capable of making friends other than my own race. Stop assuming I am racist.
I am White...that does not make me who I am.
I am Black...
My family is not African, I am mixed.
I can be, Black and Asian, Black and White, or Black and Hispanic
I never said I eat chicken and watermelon, or drink Kool-Aid.
My skin complexion does not mean I wear Jordans, or Nikes all the time,
Nor does that mean I act 'ghetto', or do I mean loud and obnoxious?
When did I ever say my family was broken? My father is still with me.
Are you surprised that I sound intelligent?
Are you surprised that I am not mad all the time?
I am Black...that does not make me who I am.
I am Hispanic/Latino/Latina...
That does not mean I am not American, yes I am legal, thank you.
Did I ever mention that I am not Mexican? We are not all Mexican.
My skin does not mean I like spicy food, salsa, tacos, nachos, or burritos.
Maybe I have never worn a sombrero in my life? Stop trying to shape me.
Can you hear? I can speak English fluently, and I have no accent.
Who said Spanish was my first language?
I do not need to be put in an ESL class, just because of my skin color.
I am Hispanic/Latino/Latina...that does not make me who I am.
I am Asian...
Yes, I speak English too, fluently.
Did I ever tell you that I do not eat rice everyday?
And who said that I was Japanese, Korean, or Chinese? There are other Asian groups, too.
No, that does not mean I have anything against them,
Maybe YOU need to open your eyes, I can see how ignorant you are.
Maybe I am Indian? That means I am Asian.
And let me tell you this,
We do not all look alike, or wear the same outfit everyday, nor are we all good at math.
I want to earn A's to get somewhere in life, stop judging me and my parents.
As I say this I am driving... on the right side of the road.
I am Asian...that does not make me who I am.
Do not let others deprive you from who you truly are.
Just because you are White, Black, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, or Asian,
does not mean you have to let others tell you who you are not because
you like different things, or act a certain way. It is wrong.
Stereotypes may be meant to be funny, but at the end of the day,
They can hurt. Words hurt.
Does not make me who I truly am.
The skin I am in...
Does not determine what I eat everyday.
The skin I am in...
Does not determine how I act, nor dress.
The skin I am in...
Does not determine how I sound.
I am White...
That does not mean I eat fancy dinners every night,
Or dress down with fancy clothing, nor does that mean I sound 'intelligent'.
I may not live in a rich household. I could be somewhere on the streets...
Like anyone else of any color could be.
Not all of us have a lot of money.
Why did you assume I hate Black people? Or anyone who is not of my background?
I am capable of making friends other than my own race. Stop assuming I am racist.
I am White...that does not make me who I am.
I am Black...
My family is not African, I am mixed.
I can be, Black and Asian, Black and White, or Black and Hispanic
I never said I eat chicken and watermelon, or drink Kool-Aid.
My skin complexion does not mean I wear Jordans, or Nikes all the time,
Nor does that mean I act 'ghetto', or do I mean loud and obnoxious?
When did I ever say my family was broken? My father is still with me.
Are you surprised that I sound intelligent?
Are you surprised that I am not mad all the time?
I am Black...that does not make me who I am.
I am Hispanic/Latino/Latina...
That does not mean I am not American, yes I am legal, thank you.
Did I ever mention that I am not Mexican? We are not all Mexican.
My skin does not mean I like spicy food, salsa, tacos, nachos, or burritos.
Maybe I have never worn a sombrero in my life? Stop trying to shape me.
Can you hear? I can speak English fluently, and I have no accent.
Who said Spanish was my first language?
I do not need to be put in an ESL class, just because of my skin color.
I am Hispanic/Latino/Latina...that does not make me who I am.
I am Asian...
Yes, I speak English too, fluently.
Did I ever tell you that I do not eat rice everyday?
And who said that I was Japanese, Korean, or Chinese? There are other Asian groups, too.
No, that does not mean I have anything against them,
Maybe YOU need to open your eyes, I can see how ignorant you are.
Maybe I am Indian? That means I am Asian.
And let me tell you this,
We do not all look alike, or wear the same outfit everyday, nor are we all good at math.
I want to earn A's to get somewhere in life, stop judging me and my parents.
As I say this I am driving... on the right side of the road.
I am Asian...that does not make me who I am.
Do not let others deprive you from who you truly are.
Just because you are White, Black, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, or Asian,
does not mean you have to let others tell you who you are not because
you like different things, or act a certain way. It is wrong.
Stereotypes may be meant to be funny, but at the end of the day,
They can hurt. Words hurt.
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I am sorry if some people do not understand the message of this poem!
Something else spoke to me as I was going about my day this morning,
and I just thought, maybe I need to write a poem about everyday stereotypes
towards each group. I believe that the skin I am in does not make me,
and I also believe the skin that everyone is in, does not make them.
You CREATE yourself into the person you want to be, letting others
deprive you of your own self is not a good thing. Stereotypes just come from
people being ignorant, and history itself. I come from a Black family,
but that does not mean I am any of the stereotypes people have came up for my own racial group,
because I am not.
I do not wear sneakers anymore, which means I do not wear Nike's or Jordans.
I used to, but I like dressing up classy. People have told me I sound 'White'
Like? How is that even possible? That is so racist. Just because I am Black, does not mean
I have to sound all loud. I am also not JUST Black. I am Cherokee Indian, White, South American,
and possibly Asian [still not sure about], just because I have a certain brown skin complexion,
does not mean I am not able to be of any other racial group. I also despise watermelon.
I do not care for chicken, and I prefer steak. I don't care for kool-aid, as I prefer smoothies.
People have told me I am not Black just because of what I just explained, right above this sentence.
Is that not crazy? I have other friends from different racial groups. I rarely have any Black friends.
They look at me as if I am not Black enough to fit into their group at school. It is so hard.
My two closest friends in real life are White. My other best friend in real life is Asian,
and as of right now, I am eating Japanese food. Just because I act differently, does not mean I am not Black.
Nor does me being Black, make me who I am as far as likes, dislikes, and personality.
So do not tell me I am not Black, because I am, and do not stereotype me because I do not like the 'stereotypical'
things Black people are SUPPOSED to act, like, or dislike.
And as for anyone out there reading this, who has been deprived of their own identity just because
they like different things, I am here to tell you that those people are not worth your time.
Stereotypes are perceived to be funny, but it can actually hurt people, and yes,
humans stereotype others all the time, but it can hurt.
Words hurt.
© 2015 - 2024 Seutani
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Uh, I despise Watermelon too xD Steak over Chicken though??? Interesting. I thought this was somewhat funny, because some people do actually believe in these things that sound SO ridiculous. It's nice that you know what you are too, that's pretty cool! 