I've had this happen to me twice in my life. If only my skin was darker so I could post some vapid, self-absorbed Twitter posts decrying systemic racism and oppression like the truly brave in that comment thread.
Oh, and economic reparations, of course:
This happened to me recently at Whole Foods. A white child mistook me from working there and their parent shushed them quickly but didn’t engage with me. I brushed it off. When I went to checkout the item I was buying rung up free because the price tag was missing. Look at God?
I've had this happen to me twice in my life. If only my skin was darker so I could post some vapid, self-absorbed Twitter posts decrying systemic racism and oppression like the truly brave in that comment thread.
Oh, and economic reparations, of course:
An opportunity to be an honest human being, completely missed.