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Why Millenials are the Best

If you were born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, CONGRATS! You're a Millenial! Shout out to my 1995 babies because we're the best of the best. I will be listing off a few of my opinions as to why I believe my generation is the best and if you're offended by my opinions, you're probably a member of Generation Z.

1. We're the most tech savvy.

Our parents and grandparents will often ask us how to work their devices when it is so simple. We get frustrated trying to tell them how to work the device when it's literally turning it on. We grew up knowing how to work those old blue and gold Nokia phones that you could play Snake on to learning about the QWERTY keyboard from our Sidekicks to browsing the internet on our smartphone devices. Basically, we can use just about anything with a screen without the use of the manual.

2. Millenials are the biggest trolls.

Ever been criticized for getting a tattoo because it's permanent? The perfect clapback is to say that kids are permanent too, {insert older generation memeber's name here}. Millenials receive so much backlash for doing things that people of older generations would have never done but it's hilarious to clapback at them in a respectful manner.

3. We had a great childhood.

Now, some of us may have had crappy childhood but what I mean is, we had a healthy mix of being outside and being inside. Older generations didn't have the technology that their grandchildren have in today's day and age. So all they did was stay outside. Younger generations have smartphones and tablets at age 2 to play with so they don't spend that much time outside. But Millenials? If Mom or Dad were on the phone while we were trying to beat our high score in Minesweeper, we couldn't use the computer so we went outside. We still have the bumps, bruises, and scars to prove that we had Rugrat-style adventures. We smelled like dirt and grass and hated bath time. We loved to play pretend and Mother May I. Kids nowadays? You can't get them outside unless it's with their technology and even then, they just sit down.

4. We've been through tougher times.

Most of our parents' parents stayed married til death do they part. Most of the younger generations' parents aren't even dating. Millenials' parents were probably married at some point but then got divorced. There were often troubles in the household from not having both parents. I know my parents and I butt heads very often when I was a teenager. One could chalk it up to rebellious teenage years but it might have just been because my parents weren't together. And even if it weren't the parents thing, it was, as adults, we have to work two and three jobs throughout college in order to feed and clothe ourselves. Times were tough but we preservered the most.

5. We got spankings.

This new generation doesn't get spanked anymore. They just get sent to the corner. Do you know how many times I got spanked as a kid? TOO MANY. Sure, our parents got hit with tree branches but I know if people who got hit with extension cords, brooms, shoes, the wooden spoon, and sometimes... the belt. My generation probably got spanked more than anyone else, I think. We became more respectful adults because of those spankings. Because of that, spanking a kid can be considered child abuse but it's only abuse if there are bruises on the kid. Discipline and abuse are two different things.

I could go on and on about how much Millenials are the better generation but that would take a lot longer than his one blog. If you'd like to see a part two, please let me know. Thank you for reading!

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Why It's Important to Tip Your Servers

Some people have very invalid reasons as to why they don't tip their servers and you are the worst type of person. Know why? Let me break this down to you. 1. We make $2.13 an hour. Now, keep in mind that while we make this amount of money, we also tip out our hosts and our bartenders. If you don't know what that means, it means that a certain percentage of our tips are share between various other staff members. Therefore, please tip your servers. 2. Cash tips mean nothing if it's a big bill and a small tip. I literally just had this happen to me last night. A family of four walked into the restaurant and I was their server. I provided excellent service even though I was working a double (which I'll get to that later) and was understandably tired. Their ticket was almost $100 and they tipped me $2. If you know how much you're going to spend and don't plan on tipping your server AT LEAST 15%, don't come into the restaurant. You aren't doing the server any good tipping them LESS than what they make an hour. 3. Working Doubles Because of families and people like I mentioned above, servers have to work doubles all the time in order to pay their expenses and bills. If you don't tip your server, that's less money we have, more doubles a week we have to work, and more attitude that accumulates. Just tip your server. 4. Gratuity At my restaurant, we don't have a gratuity policy. We don't automatically calculate an 18% gratuity onto your ticket for parties of six or more (even though I feel like we should because every other store in America does). We give parties great attention because there's more people who may or may not give a generous tip. And for those of you whose parties are rude to servers because there's 20 of y'all and you don't know why your food is taking so long, well ma'am it's because your entire party got well done steaks and it doesn't take five minutes to cook a well done steak. Not to mention there's about six orders ahead of you THAT ARE ALSO WELL DOBE STEAKS. 5. Doing other team members' jobs. People don't understand how busy behind the scenes of a restaurant are. Yesterday, when the church crowd came at around 12:15, the servers eventually had to bus their own tables because hosts weren't doing it. They had to make their own drinks at the bar because the dish guy didn't have any cups in the back. Some of us even found ourselves preparing our own desserts because the dessert guy refused to do it. We don't get paid enough to do other people's jobs. If that were the case, we'd be making at least minimum wage or higher. 6. Those who tell us to find better jobs. I hate people who tell servers that if we hate our job so much, why don't we find new ones? For starters, this is the longest job I've ever had so that looks good on a resume. Second, you don't think we have? At my restaurant, a majority of us are in marching band so during the fall, our time is cut short anyway to work. Third, there's some of us, like me, who have been looking for a second job in conjunction with my server job so I can live comfortably with no problems but people just aren't hiring. I've put in applications at about ten other minimum wage paying jobs so you can't tell me I haven't been trying. There's so many other things I can rant about that involve serving but I might have to put that in a different blog. Just tip your server.

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If You Wanna...

In light of the recent stupidity of the President, banning transgender individuals from the military, allow me to list some of the things that you should do if you wanna do it. Now, these are my personal opinions and are meant in no way to offend anyone so if they happen to do that, I apologize in advance. If You Wanna: 1. Join the military as a transgender, do it. The LGBT community is made up of some of the bravest people I know. Some of these people come from insanely Christian or religious households who would rather disown and berate those of LGBT understanding than help, guide, and support them. If transgender individuals want to lay down their lives in the military just like any other natural-born man or woman, they should be able to. Transgender rights are human rights. 2. Be skinny, plus sized, or whatever you deem beautiful, be that. Be the body type that you desire to be. Don't try to be a body type because your spouse tells you to be that body type. Be your truthfully authentic self but do so in a healthy manner. You CAN be skinny, thick, average, etc. healthily. If you feel like you are over/underweight and can change that to be in a more healthy way, do that. Don't change because someone tells you to. Get that negativity out of your life. 3. Try a new activity like a sport, band, bridge club, etc., do so. There's nothing wrong with trying something new because if you do that same boring thing over and over again, your life will lose meaning. I've recently started doing dance, like jazz and ballet, because I think that the experience is that of a positive one. Music and expression has always been important to me so I feel like ballet and jazz style dancing will open a new door for me in my future. 4. Date that guy/girl, go for it. In this case, get to know gen first. Get to know their friends. Odds are, if you start to hang around the person you're interested in, you'll be hanging around their friends to when he or she decides to show you off to them. You want to make sure that your person of interest's friends are not complete and utter douchebags because otherwise, you will find yourself not going out with your spouse and his/her friends. Date that person because you want to, not because you have to. 5. Watch that new TV series about the alien paranormal ice truck wars, do it. Hey, if that's your thing, then by all means embrace that. Wear it like a badge that you finished that TV show that everyone isn't into. That's your preference not anyone else's. Allow yourself to watch the fifteenth or so season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians over pizza and ranch dressing (not that I do this or anything). It's okay to be weird. Anything that you feel you want to set your mind to, go ahead and do that. Make sure you do any of these things for he right reasons. Don't do it because it's trendy and new or someone you pretend to like told you to do it. Fully embrace your authentic self and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Enjoy your life how YOU want to enjoy it.

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Why Women Hate Bras

The girls, the twins, whatever you may call them. Bras were made to hold up those two sacks of cells and fat tissue on the chest of women everywhere. Unfortunately, because women have been SUPER sexualized in the media over the last seventy years, there's a certain looming stigmatize that women should cover their nipples with these devices. However, 9 out of 10 women who wear bras (this is just an opinionated guess) probably HATE bras. So here are some reason as to why women just have a loathing for them. 1. They're uncomfortable. This is the most obvious reason why women hate bras. When a woman gets home, what is the first thing they do? They take their bra off. I have learned in the 11 years I've been wearing bras that these things are vicious! I come home with bra strap marks on my shoulders and on my back. They occasionally come in company with red marks. Trust me, fellas, these things are super painful. And while a majority of women often wear the wrong bra size, these marks can come because the straps are too tight or they rub against your clothes. I've seen many a video of men wearing bra sizes of the average American woman (which I think is in the C/D range now) and even THEY agree that bras are uncomfortable after an eight hour work day. Here's a helpful tip to the husbands, boyfriends, and significant others to a woman who wears a bra: if her bra comes off when she walks in the door, don't ask her to go out anywhere. Her day is done once her bra comes off. And if her bra is off before she even walks through the door, it's over. Don't even ask her to do the chores around the house. You'd better do the chores if her girls are out and her bra is in her hand. 2. They're expensive. If you go to a Victoria's Secret, there's a plethora of bras on the walls, in drawers, and on the mannequins. Pick up one of those jokers from off the wall. Look for the Bombshell bra. I like that one but I have a very love-hate relationship with that little girl. She makes the cup size look two sizes bigger. Plus side, right? Downside, she can be somewhere around fifty to sometimes sixty dollars. WHY?! Why are bras expensive?! While some will say they come from overseas in Thailand and China, some might say that they're expensive just because of their designs, their functions and other frivolous things that they do. I have like five or six bras from Victoria's Secret and while I didn't buy them all at once, putting together the price, I have shamelessly purchased about $220 worth of Victoria's Secret bras. I guess I just enjoy spending money. 3. Going braless is more natural (to some). In conjunction with the first reason, some women just don't like bras because going au natural is more comfortable. It is actually said that bras cause the opposite effect of growth and circulation in the breasts than going braless. There's several benefits from going braless and take this from someone who HATES bras with a passion. Clause A: Going braless means less clothes to wear at night. Clause B: You feel free. Clause C: You could actually experience growth in your girls by going braless. Clause D: Despite what society has taught you, going braless actually does NOT make your breasts sag. I go braless every now and then depending on the shirt I'm wearing or if I'm wearing a hoodie on the winter and don't feel like wearing a bra. It just feels more comfortable because I've been going braless every day since I was 15. Try it at home. It's pretty great. Also, you could find yourself growing your confidence by letting your girls thrive in their natural habitat. 4. Your spouse might appreciate your girls more if you're braless a lot. If you happen to live with your boyfriend/girlfriend (this doesn't count if you're married because you should already be living together), walk around the house without your bra on. See if they notice your nips if you get cold and hey show through your shirt. Go wash the dishes in the sink and see if they notice that your bra strap isn't showing from the back of your shirt. Truthfully, they might grab you from behind and start playing with your girls. Another plus is that you could get a nice massage out of it AND get a little side action. Bras, I feel, were just made so that men would have something else to sexualize women about. Bras weren't made to contain the girls. Look at your bras at home. What do they look like? Do they have cups in them? Do they have designs and such on them? Do they make your boobs look more even or look bigger? If you said yes to any of these, then chances are someone out there is going to sexualize you for your girls. No matter how big or small they might be, you can always find some person who will sexualize YOU for having boobs and wearing a bra. If you hate bras, you can hold your own personal bonfire to burn your bras and just go braless for the rest of your life. Or you can invest in bralets or underwire bras if you're not quite ready to just ditch the bra. Happy hunting!

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Things You Should Never Do at a Wedding

A wedding is supposed to be a momentous occasion where your closest friends and family members gather together to witness your marriage. The day is supposed to be beautiful and magical; however, there ARE some things that happen that can ruin a wedding and, mainly, turn the blushing bride into bridezilla. Lord knows you wouldn’t want that… Here are some of my opinions of what you shouldn’t do at a wedding as a guest, bride, groom, person in attendance, etc.

1. Wear white to the wedding. The only person permitted to wear white is the bride. Secondary people to wear white is the groom, the bridesmaids, and the groomsmen, depending on the color scheme of the wedding. If you have that one family member who wants to wear white or anything close to the color at the wedding like I do, you are definitely more than welcome to turn them away. If you wear white to a wedding, essentially, you are putting all of the attention on you instead of the bride.

BONUS: Other colors that aren’t permitted to be worn at the wedding include but are not limited to: black, red, puke green, bright colors (if you’re not a bridesmaid), or turd brown.

2. Propose to your girl/boyfriend at the wedding. Engagements are special and nice too but don’t get up in the middle of your speech and go propose to your girlfriend or boyfriend at a wedding. Again, like wearing any of the prohibited colors above, you are taking all of the attention off of the newlyweds and putting it on you. I know that if I see a single knee go to the floor at my wedding then I’m kicking them out immediately, the girl AND the guy. It’s not the appropriate time or place to do a proposal at a wedding. That’s something that will turn me into bridezilla REAL quick.

3. Tell the congregation about a pregnancy. Just don’t. If the bride happens to be pregnant while getting married, keep that to yourself. You will probably embarrass her if you do that on her wedding day. Just be patient and wait until later. That way, you can make a HUGE baby reveal photo shoot and show it to your friends on social media.

4. Don’t come to the wedding already trashed. Weddings CAN involve drinking but not in excess. If you show up to a wedding already hammered out of your mind, I can guarantee that you will be kicked out. You aren’t about to ruin the reception and possibly the bride’s wedding dress with your drunkenness. Even at the reception, don’t get too trashed because you’ll end up pissing off the wrong person with it.

5. Having a twenty minute speech. If you know that there’s going to be a lot of people wanting to make speeches at your wedding, set a time limit to them. No one needs to hear about how the bride was sleeping around before she met her groom or how her groom used to be a ladies’ man and used to sleep with Jessica behind the bride’s back while they were talking. Congratulate their marriage, wish they a successful future, toast, then go on. I certainly don’t wanna hear one person retell my entire life at my wedding.

6. Invite the rude mother-in-law. Personally, the mother of my boyfriend is one of the most disrespectful women I know and I barely know her. She has been disrespectful towards me just because I’m not Hispanic (my boyfriend is Hispanic). Well, at the moment, if I’m the only woman who can give you grandchildren, mami, then you should probably be a little nice to me if we were going to be family. If your future mother in law doesn’t like your bride/groom and is showing no sign of changing her behavior so that she can attend her son or daughter’s wedding, then I believe that you have every right to not invite her to the wedding.

BONUS: If the father in law is the same way, then neither parent has to get a wedding invite.

7. No kids (if you want). Unless you have well-behaved nieces and nephews like I do, then no, Barbara, your kids aren’t invited to my wedding. Do you know how shrill a cry from a kid who isn’t getting their way is? Do you know how rude that is during an important occasion or event? I’m not about to be unable to hear my future husband’s wedding vows with your loud, crying child in the background and you refuse to leave the congregation to take them out. If that’s the case, besides my nieces and nephews, I don’t wanna see people under 18 at my wedding. Sorry not sorry. I want all eyes on me when I walk down that aisle, not on your disruptive baby.

Your wedding is supposed to be your wife and your husband’s perfect day. It symbolizes the unity of two families to grow and prosper. Nothing is supposed to ruin it. If any of the above things happen at your wedding, I can guarantee that your wedding will be VERY ruined. Stay happy, my friends.

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Why Do We Say "Black Lives Matter?"

It was a phenomenon that occurred several years ago. Some may say that it started with Trayvon Martin but we all know that this has been going on for years. Black men and women are being killed every day by the police officers that are supposed to protect them but there is nothing done to them. Families are being torn apart by these cops and they are getting away scot free. It is unfair and then, we hear the public cry out "Black Lives Matter." What do we mean by that? Well, think of like this. You don't see white people getting killed without the officer going to jail that much. Whenever there is a black man or black woman killed, judges turn the other way. The officers claim that the person was "armed and dangerous." Even if that were the case, disarming the person would have been a better alternative than just straight up killing a person. People are dangerous when there is a weapon in their hand but if they are simply minding their our business, why are they killed? Black Lives Matter. We cry this out because black people's lives are taken mercilessly by the police officers who are supposed to protect us too. But then they kill us for no reason, aren't taken to trial, or when they are, they don't get any time in jail. I, for one, am actually scared for my future sons who go out on the street and are discriminated against because of the color of our skin. I don't want my children to live in a world of fear where they have to be scared of those who are meant to protect them. I want them to be safe and not be afraid of cops. Black Lives Matter. Of course, all lives matter but when a white person is killed by a cop, that cop faces the law. Their lives are seen as more valuable than that of a black person's. I want us to be colorblind as far as race when it comes to the law and anything else. It's asking a lot but put yourselves in those parents' shoes who have prematurely lost their child. Put yourself into the shoes of a brother or sister whose sibling was killed by a cop. Wouldn't you want justice too? Black Lives Matter.

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Why Is Race Still Relevant?

It's an age-old question that we still ponder today. Why is the concept of race still relevant? I have a few personal reasons as to why race is still a thing of the present. 1. We have race ingrained in our brains. No matter how much we try to avoid it, somewhere between pre teen age and teenage years, we are made to believe that the white race is superior. As a woman of color, I was more or less conditioned that my white female counterparts were going to get a job over me and even if got the job over them, I would be paid less than them because I'm not only a minority, I'm a woman (But we'll talk about sexism in America another time). 2. We teach our children to be the same way we are. Children are color blind, making them some of the purest souls in the human race. We as adults should teach them to love one another regardless of their race but we still bring them up to believe that the white race is superior. People who raise their children this way were often brought up this way. So their racial discriminatory views are passed to their children. 3. If Slavery and the Civil Rights Era have taught us anything... These two periods of history are very prominent eras. It taught white people to believe that they are in charge of everything dealing with people of color and that we are not equal beings. It was a crazy way to think back then but it's part of the reason why some white people are openly racist towards the minority. I mean, come on. That's disgusting. 4. It's easier to define us by race than by anything else. Anyone can be a man, woman, or child. But not everyone is white, black, Hispanic, etc. Using race simply divides the world into white or not white. Apparently, being non white is worse than being white. I would like to point out that the only differences we have between each other as the human race is skin color, personality, and DNA. Otherwise, we are all virtually similar beings. We all have organs, limbs, mouths, heads, shoulders, knees, and toes. I could go on and on about how similar we are but that would turn into a novel. I don't believe that race should be relevant in today's society. If they put disclaimers in jobs applications and school applications that companies and universities won't discriminate against an individual based on race, sexual orientation, or gender, then why do we still talk about it so heavily? We do it because it's all over the media. It's constantly being talked about and we just can't avoid it... unless we simply stop talking about it. The world would certainly be a lot different in the world we're color blind but as humans, we were born with free will. That doesn't mean go out and be racist towards each other. No. If anything, it means we need to come together as a people. All for one and one for all. *This topic of discussion was commented by one of my friends.

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Why Chicken Nuggets are Life

Chicken nuggets, be the Chik-Fil-A ones or the ones from McDonalds are a popular food item when you’re hungry. I have several friends who absolutely LOVE chicken nuggets but why? Well, there’s several reasons why people tend to go for chicken nuggets over your typical sandwiches and burgers.

1. There’s multiple. You can go to any fast food place that sells them and they sell them in fours, sixes, and twenties. I mean, who wants one flimsy burger or chicken sandwich when you can buy twenty chicken nuggets. Also, a little tip: If your McDonalds still has the 2 for $2.50 with six piece chicken nuggets on the menu, you can buy two of the 2 for $2.50 meals with six chicken nuggets and you’ll get 24 chicken nuggets for $5! There you go, you learned a thing.

2. They’re perfect for when you’re drunk. Imagine you’re hammered for the um-teenth time this week and you’re tired of having Waffle House for dinner. If your local McDonalds is a 24-hour fast food joint, you can still buy chicken nuggets at four in the morning. The only problem with buying chicken nuggets or any food in general when you’re hungry is you could end up spending a lot of money to satisfy your drunken hunger. Then you might see it again in the morning.

3. Sauce choices are limited but they’re kinda not. Whether you are a barbecue sauce lover or polynesian sauce lover, you can never go wrong with choosing the right sauce for your nuggets. Some restaurants will only give you two sauces which is kind of ineffective when you buy 40 nuggets to eat at once. And then, some restaurants want to charge you for extra sauce (You heartless monsters!). If you’re that weirdo who uses ketchup with your nuggets, I personally don’t trust you.

4. Oh, the crunchy goodness. Unlike Chik-Fil-A, where we know what the breading on the chicken nugget is, at McDonalds, we’re not so sure. Ever since that pink slime video popped up a few years ago about they make chicken nuggets (which is totally false btw), people were a little off putting about them. It hasn’t stopped me from stuffing nuggets in my face because the breading, be it real or fake, just gives you that warm and lovely feeling. It’s just a little difficult to explain my bliss.

5. The coveted extra nugget. Me: I would like to order a ten piece nugget, please. Server: Come around for you total. Me: *Pays for nuggets and gets home. Immediately counts nuggets. By God, they gave me an extra chicken nugget. There’s just something rewarding for finding an extra chicken nugget in your box. That’s ONE more chicken nugget that you didn’t pay for! It’s a revelation and I love it when it happens. You wanna get that one server who doesn’t care that day and they give you like four or five extra chicken nuggets. You’re the best, fam! 👌🏾

Honestly, I will probably never stop eating chicken nuggets. They’re just so good. They’re convenient and they can fill you up pretty well. In closing, seriously, Apple, where’s that chicken nugget emoji? We need it and we need it now!

*This post is in respond to a topic that one of my friends requested.

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The Concept of Eternity

Human life stretches back hundreds of thousands of years and despite what people said back in 2012 about the world ending, the human race is likely to stretch a few thousand more years. We like to believe that eternity is forever and in some opinions, it could be. When we are conceived, we go through months of development until we are formed into a baby. We go through our lives until it is time for us to die. Some people, Christians, will say that we either go to Heaven or Hell and that's where our soul will reside for the rest of time. Those who aren't Christians but have another religious belief believe that when we die, we come back as another living life form. Personally, if I came back, I wanna come back as a lion because why not? Those of us who don't fit into either of these categories believe that when we die, our energy still exists and not our physical energy. All of these concepts are great theories but what can we really say of eternity? It is clearly a concept of time but we cannot measure eternity as eternity is generally stated as the future. I believe that eternity is the time that we experience after death. It is very hard to conceive a reality that we cannot readily measure. We can measure time in the past because it has already happened. The concept of time is solely up to the believer. That's the cool thing about time. Once it occurs, it can be recorded. Who truly knows what eternity is? I sure don't. 🤗 *This post is in response to a friend of mine who wanted an answer to the concept of eternity.

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Things People of Color Are Tired of Hearing

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Before I even started writing this blog, yes, I rolled my eyes. There are so many things that you just don’t say to people of color. Being a woman of color myself I know that there are five too many things that people say and ask that are super unnecessary. Let me just lay out a few things that people of color are tired of hearing.

1. “I would date you if you weren’t [insert your race here],” “You’re really attractive for a(n) [insert your race here] guy/girl,” etc. Wait… You mean if I were your skin color, you would date me? Well, I wouldn’t date you because I not only wasn’t raised to be discriminatory, I wouldn’t date someone just because they are a person of color. I have a Hispanic boyfriend and I date him because he’s nice and is attracted to my weirdness (and thank God because I’m excessively weird), among other things. Interracial dating is becoming more and more popular today whether it be because people are becoming more colorblind or because people of color are exotic to others. If you’re dating us because of the latter, move alone and find someone else. Odds are, we’re not interested in becoming a trophy that you can show off to your family and friends. We aren’t luxury items. We’re still people with feelings, regardless of our skin color.

2. Can I touch your hair? It looks so soft. Okay, black women, especially after we’ve got that perm or that good weave done, don’t wanna get it wet, let alone have some random touch our $300 hair. Yes, it’s soft. Yes, it looks shiny now. Yes, it’s naturally curly or, in my case sometimes, nappy so that it LOOKS curly but that does not mean I’m inviting the public to run their nasty, nasty hands through my fresh do. I even stop my mother from touching my hair when I get it done. It makes me feel uncomfortable. It doesn’t make me feel relaxed. I HATE people touching my hair even if it hasn’t been styled in a while. DON’T. TOUCH. THE. HAIR.

3. Are those your real eyes? This one is a little less common for people of color because most of us have either dark brown eyes or black eyes. But for us fortunate few (I’m looking at you, Steph Curry) with hazel eyes, blue-green eyes, or gray eyes, we get this question a lot. Yes, people of color can have different colored eyes that occur naturally. Both of my parents have hazel eyes. I have hazel eyes. It’s all in genetics.

4. You are so lucky that you don’t have to wear sunblock. Do I have skin? Am I outside? Then, I’m wearing sunblock. While it is true that people of a darker skin complexion have a better advantage against the sun’s harmful rays (thank you, melanin), that doesn’t stop me from wearing sunblock. People of color can still get burnt, they can still peel, and they can still get skin cancer. My mother has a very light skin complexion and is susceptible to getting sunburned even if she puts on five layers of sunblock. White people lack a significant amount of melanin and pigment in their skin which is why they can’t go outside for five seconds without coming back and looking like a freshly cooked lobster. I wear sunblock because at band camp, my skin is exposed to those UV rays that will cause skin cancer. I come back a few shades darker but at least I’ll know that I’m not gonna die from the sun.

5. You’re in America now. Speak English. You’re one of the WORST kind of people. Immigrants built this country so there’s bound to be millions upon millions who speak their native tongue. And if we’re being totally honest here, the English language originated from…wait for it… Britain. Even the language we speak came from overseas. You can learn how to speak another language in American schools so why does a Hispanic or Asian man or woman need to be forced to speak English? Google Translate exists for a reason. If you can’t understand it, Google will translate it and then you’ve learned a thing instead of criticizing someone for not learning English. Personally, I love learning new languages. I’m not fluent in Spanish, French, and German but by knowing some of the language, at least I’ll be able to ask for food in these countries. Some people’s parents don’t know a lick of English so their children who are bilingual speak to their families in their native tongue.

BONUS: If you are a biracial or multiracial individual, what are you? I’m human. “But like where did you come from?” Well, mommies and daddies love each other, they… “No, no, no what are your parents?” They’re also human. Okay, so as a multiracial person of color myself, I physically look black but if you look at my mother, who, again, is of a lighter complexion than I am, people often ask me if I’m mixed with something. First of all, why does that matter? Is it because you wanna know if there’s any white DNA in me or is it because you’re generally curious? Second, it doesn’t matter what races I am mixed with. I’m still a human being and my race isn’t gonna change whether you’re gonna be racist towards me or not. People of multiple races are gonna look different from the next person. That’s literally what diversity is. I don’t look like you and you don’t look like me. Otherwise, the whole world would look like 3 ½ billion sets of twins.

People of color exist in the same reality as white people and we just want to be recognized as equals. We are not here for your racial agenda. Just allow us to be people. That’s all we ask.

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