For the first time, I feel like I've finally had permission to speak, and for once people might be ready to listen. I can't possibly address everyone's nuanced experiences of racism, but as a black woman, I can share mine.has lifted the thin veil of systemic institutionalised racism.
Worse still are the countless media representations of black men as hypersexualised, aggressive, criminal and violent. These depictions serve to constantly dehumanise and juxtapose black men as ‘other’. These microaggressions chip away and over time I've desensitised myself to it. However, by doing so, I've been complicit and become part of the problem by not actively using my voice to educate others.
I have built a successful career and part of that I have to put down to code-switching and leaving part of my true authentic self at the door. I've had to internalise comments like, 'Black girls don't sell covers' or witnessing how the successes of BAME people are often minimised with comments like, 'She only got that job to tick a box.' The subtext being, the talent didn't earn the opportunity to be there, thus diminishing their worth and value.
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