I was talking to a bunch of people today, Americans.. it was a group of high school seniors and I met them while I was doing some shopping, they are on their class trip here in London and we were having lunch
So the teacher asked me to share some first hand stuff on first year of college.. I was telling them about my college experience so far, what I did as far as applications go, how I got in, what its like, how to choose and some fun special experiences lol like the freshman 15 etc..
we were laughing and just having fun, talking about highschools. Their highschool is in the south.
I then mentioned that I didn't make the right choice when I chose my college (UCONN) and that I feel some of the other schools I had gotten into would've been a much better fit, even though they didn't offer me full scholarship plus perks. but that I kept my grades up and now I got into NYU and will be transferring
and this random boy was just like
"well, life must be so easy when you're a quota filler"
I thought I heard him wrong and was like EXCUSE ME?
and he said that I wouldn't have stood a chance at ANY of these schools if it wasn't for affirmative action. because
"people like you need your own set of standards to get in or else none of you would be able to go to good colleges"
which frankly is BULLSHIT, total and complete bullshit
So I finally hit this stupid kid with the truth. I didn't even put my race on my college applications. My mom is black (haitian) and my dad is white. so regardless, I would'nt even count towards the quota.
These schools accepted me for who I am, my grades, my scores, my essay, ME. not for the color of my skin!
and that I hope universities see him for who he truly is, a useless little ****.
The one and ONLY school he applied to just happens to be the ivy league school where my father not only attended, but also is a chairman on the board (he started back peddling after I told him this..)
"Oh.. I had no idea. I just thought, Im sorry, I just didn't know your dad was like..umm.. look, I didn't know."
luckily that kid was wearing a name tag. hes NEVER getting in. Its being taken care of as we speak. that little piece of trash probably wouldn't have gotten in regardless but none the less.. hes certainly not getting in now. his application is being thrown in the garbage.
I can't even wrap my head around people that STUPID even still existing, its frikin 2010!
I can't even imagine how people with darker skin than me must deal with this, because as it is, I don't even know what to think
I walked away. I hope that kid stays up all night long thinking about the consequences of his big mouth. and he might as well get some community college applications done.
My family has worked incredibly hard for EVERYTHING we have. Educationally and career wise.. but no matter what, its like people try to make it seem "less" like we obviously had it easier.
SINCE WHEN?!
One woman told my mother that she should marry her "own kind"
OWN KIND?! She married someone of a different race, not species! we are all PEOPLE
its makes me sick to my stomach.
Its 2010. Im half haitian and half white. I certainly don't see the big deal. Everybody else seems to me MUCH more concerned than I am.
People have even asked me how I "coped" having a father that was so "different".
My father is not "different". He is a lot like me if you would take your eyes away away from the color of my skin and SEE IT
We have the same brown eyes, same nose, and the same hair.. but people don't see that. They don't care that we watch the same movies, or like to eat after midnight, or are horrible at sports...there just MUST be some racial tension.
When I was a 5, I asked my dad why me and him were different colored, why I got the same caramel color as my mom and if this meant me and him weren't the same. He told me that of course we were the same, and that although I got the pretty skin from my mom, I got other things from him. and that ALL people are the same... color, shape, size, age, all people. Even purple people with pink hair
I understood this at AGE 5. why cant ADULTS UNDERSTAND?!
instead, my dad gets comments saying how great it is that he chose to adopt.
IM NOT ADOPTED! is it really that hard to believe?!
Oh and then the look of pity
"what happened to the girls mother?..."
Umm.. shes at home making dinner!
I love my parents. and both sides of my family, and they love me.
Both sides have their differences.. but it has nothing to do with race!
It has more to do with the fact that.. to put it in its simpler terms.
My moms side of the family watches the world cup, and they watch the superbowl lol
Football vs. American Football lol thats usually where the most heated arguments are..
Its just frustrating. Dammit, I like the color of my skin. I like that I don't burn like a lobster in the sun like my dad does and im glad I look a little bit like both my parents.
The whole race thing is pretty dumb really. In the words of my father himself
"We all eat, breathe, and poop" lol
*VENT OVER*
So the teacher asked me to share some first hand stuff on first year of college.. I was telling them about my college experience so far, what I did as far as applications go, how I got in, what its like, how to choose and some fun special experiences lol like the freshman 15 etc..
we were laughing and just having fun, talking about highschools. Their highschool is in the south.
I then mentioned that I didn't make the right choice when I chose my college (UCONN) and that I feel some of the other schools I had gotten into would've been a much better fit, even though they didn't offer me full scholarship plus perks. but that I kept my grades up and now I got into NYU and will be transferring
and this random boy was just like
"well, life must be so easy when you're a quota filler"
I thought I heard him wrong and was like EXCUSE ME?
and he said that I wouldn't have stood a chance at ANY of these schools if it wasn't for affirmative action. because
"people like you need your own set of standards to get in or else none of you would be able to go to good colleges"
which frankly is BULLSHIT, total and complete bullshit
So I finally hit this stupid kid with the truth. I didn't even put my race on my college applications. My mom is black (haitian) and my dad is white. so regardless, I would'nt even count towards the quota.
These schools accepted me for who I am, my grades, my scores, my essay, ME. not for the color of my skin!
and that I hope universities see him for who he truly is, a useless little ****.
The one and ONLY school he applied to just happens to be the ivy league school where my father not only attended, but also is a chairman on the board (he started back peddling after I told him this..)
"Oh.. I had no idea. I just thought, Im sorry, I just didn't know your dad was like..umm.. look, I didn't know."
luckily that kid was wearing a name tag. hes NEVER getting in. Its being taken care of as we speak. that little piece of trash probably wouldn't have gotten in regardless but none the less.. hes certainly not getting in now. his application is being thrown in the garbage.
I can't even wrap my head around people that STUPID even still existing, its frikin 2010!
I can't even imagine how people with darker skin than me must deal with this, because as it is, I don't even know what to think
I walked away. I hope that kid stays up all night long thinking about the consequences of his big mouth. and he might as well get some community college applications done.
My family has worked incredibly hard for EVERYTHING we have. Educationally and career wise.. but no matter what, its like people try to make it seem "less" like we obviously had it easier.
SINCE WHEN?!
One woman told my mother that she should marry her "own kind"
OWN KIND?! She married someone of a different race, not species! we are all PEOPLE
its makes me sick to my stomach.
Its 2010. Im half haitian and half white. I certainly don't see the big deal. Everybody else seems to me MUCH more concerned than I am.
People have even asked me how I "coped" having a father that was so "different".
My father is not "different". He is a lot like me if you would take your eyes away away from the color of my skin and SEE IT
We have the same brown eyes, same nose, and the same hair.. but people don't see that. They don't care that we watch the same movies, or like to eat after midnight, or are horrible at sports...there just MUST be some racial tension.
When I was a 5, I asked my dad why me and him were different colored, why I got the same caramel color as my mom and if this meant me and him weren't the same. He told me that of course we were the same, and that although I got the pretty skin from my mom, I got other things from him. and that ALL people are the same... color, shape, size, age, all people. Even purple people with pink hair
I understood this at AGE 5. why cant ADULTS UNDERSTAND?!
instead, my dad gets comments saying how great it is that he chose to adopt.
IM NOT ADOPTED! is it really that hard to believe?!
Oh and then the look of pity
"what happened to the girls mother?..."
Umm.. shes at home making dinner!
I love my parents. and both sides of my family, and they love me.
Both sides have their differences.. but it has nothing to do with race!
It has more to do with the fact that.. to put it in its simpler terms.
My moms side of the family watches the world cup, and they watch the superbowl lol
Football vs. American Football lol thats usually where the most heated arguments are..
Its just frustrating. Dammit, I like the color of my skin. I like that I don't burn like a lobster in the sun like my dad does and im glad I look a little bit like both my parents.
The whole race thing is pretty dumb really. In the words of my father himself
"We all eat, breathe, and poop" lol
*VENT OVER*