{"id":1100,"date":"2020-06-16T20:28:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T00:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/gendercommunication\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2020-06-16T20:28:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T00:28:58","slug":"nyoka-foster-discussion-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/gendercommunication\/2020\/06\/16\/nyoka-foster-discussion-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyoka Foster Discussion #5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’m not sure why but it took me a while to think about my own privilege. As an immigrant, my privilege is the access I have to a “better” educational system as well as job security. Very often the civilians in my country would leave to make a better living. I have mostly experienced microaggression at work. I remember when my coworker told me that I was not Black. She was convinced that because I was Jamaican, I could not be Black or both. (She was an in her late 60’s and Asian) She was really the sweetest and kindest woman I’ve ever met. I also knew that there wasn’t any negative prejudicial intent behind it just ignorance (she wasn’t intentionally trying to hurt me), so I didn’t take it personally. I was aware that she has preconceived biases\/judgments on what Black looked or act like and I was also aware that she did not put in that category based on how she perceived me.<\/p>\n

Another situation was when a classmate\/”friend” of mine told me to claim that I was white because of how I spoke. I quickly realized that I needed new friends, and also being Black and articulate or educated was somewhat of a taboo to other people with different communities. Many people have already settled on what a Black person is supposed to act, speak, and look like. I understood that other racial groups have bought into the way the media have painted us and to the majority, Black folks like me were an anomaly. I can use my access to education and job security to give back to my communities all over the diasporic world. I truly believe in the value of education, and not trust the educational system but knowledge and awareness.<\/p>\n

I sincerely do not know if I am capable to reduce or prevent microaggression. There’s an old saying that goes, “You can lead a horse to the water but you cannot force them to drink it”-unknown. I don’t believe it is up to me, it’s up to the one to self-evaluate themselves to first ask why do they do it, where does it stem from and how can I do better. I believe in order to do better a person must first want to better and become knowledgeable, aware, cautious, and considerate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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