I’ve had exactly the same experience in the UK.

My answers never seemed to please the stranger. I would frustrate and confuse them with my response. At first I didn’t understand. I was answering their questions. I was born in NYC and raised on Long…
How to Combat Microaggressions Such As “What Are You?”
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Aug 12, 2020
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I’ve had exactly the same experience in the UK. More evidence that, for some, you can only truly belong if your skin is white.
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Written by Sharon Hurley Hall
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Antiracism activist, author, educator. https://www.antiracismnewsletter.com/ Co-Founder, Mission Equality. Co-host: Introvert Sisters . She/her.
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