Reply #17: I Missed It This Week

[Imzadi47]

I usually see "Black/White", but missed it this week. The experiences those families have are ONLY THEIR EXPERIENCES. Not all Black people "talk Black". I found that very insulting! I don't talk like that, and neither do my relatives. We are college-educated.
There is a class/economic difference between me and the Black people on that show. Age difference, too.
This really hits me in an odd way, because every time I look in the mirror I see a stranger. I can remember when I was a kid, I was called n-----. Now, people don't believe me when I identify myself as "Black".
I saw that movie, "BLACK LIKE ME" when it was in the theaters. (I'm telling my age.) As I recall, the man took pills that darkened his skin.
My color was changed genetically, as an experiment....without my knowledge. ;) :tinfoilhat: