My Choice or My Skin Color
The worst type of racism I ever experienced was when another person of color told me that I was entitled a proverbial "seat at the table" because I was brown. She meant well, but it never sat well with me for other people to tell me that I deserve something because I was a minority. I won't lie, I felt lucky in the moment. I felt like I was finally being noticed and that my experiences and opinions were going to add to the conversation and make an incredibly profound impact on the direction of politics in the free world. But the truth is, I was more disappointed by this comment because it had no regard for my being outside of the color of my skin. I am more than my brown skin. I am more than what people see on the outside. I'll always remember the words of Martin Luther King because his dream was that there would be a day when we would be judged by the content of our character and not by color of our skin. I believe that, whole heartedly. But this idea, that we dese...