“What are you going to do about me saying it?” What am I going to do about it? I did this to myself. I spoke up, and now I don’t what to do next. Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything. I couldn’t just sit right in front of him while he used the N-word and not say something though. “You shouldn’t use that word.”
The fact that I still had to say this as a junior in high school is disappointing. I had known this boy and his friends since first grade. “Well, I didn’t say it with an R at the end” he rebutted.
What difference does that make!? I tell him that it’s not his place to decided if a word is offensive to others. I tell him that the word has caused years of oppression for African Americans and I tell him that it’s a slur that shouldn’t be used as a …show more content…
I had to fit the black stereotype or nothing at all. It wasn’t until the end of my middle school career that I realized that I did not need to represent the entire black population.
Going into highschool, I strived to be more than the black girl. I wanted to be known as something else for a change. To do this, I joined every club that I could to be all that I can. Through this I gained much experience. Experience that became a necessity in order to comfortably lead and make the leap from a simple member of a club to someone who holds an important position.
Now, I am a leader of many clubs at my school. I’m President of my school’s broadcasting club and Technical Entertainment Crew, as well as Treasurer of my class and student council, and I was voted Homecoming Queen. I don’t try to be the model black student - I try to be an example. Diversity is necessary, because it leads to different views from various walks of life. At Carthage I plan to welcome diversity. I hope for it, and I hope that me attending Carthage and thereby giving what I have to offer, enhances the school for a better
The fact that I still had to say this as a junior in high school is disappointing. I had known this boy and his friends since first grade. “Well, I didn’t say it with an R at the end” he rebutted.
What difference does that make!? I tell him that it’s not his place to decided if a word is offensive to others. I tell him that the word has caused years of oppression for African Americans and I tell him that it’s a slur that shouldn’t be used as a …show more content…
I had to fit the black stereotype or nothing at all. It wasn’t until the end of my middle school career that I realized that I did not need to represent the entire black population.
Going into highschool, I strived to be more than the black girl. I wanted to be known as something else for a change. To do this, I joined every club that I could to be all that I can. Through this I gained much experience. Experience that became a necessity in order to comfortably lead and make the leap from a simple member of a club to someone who holds an important position.
Now, I am a leader of many clubs at my school. I’m President of my school’s broadcasting club and Technical Entertainment Crew, as well as Treasurer of my class and student council, and I was voted Homecoming Queen. I don’t try to be the model black student - I try to be an example. Diversity is necessary, because it leads to different views from various walks of life. At Carthage I plan to welcome diversity. I hope for it, and I hope that me attending Carthage and thereby giving what I have to offer, enhances the school for a better