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Silent Discrimination


A sea of pale faces surrounds my dark skin Do you not see me You gloss over my history as insignificant and irrelevant Do you not respect me Jokes are had my expense and rationalized as funny Stop with your stereotyping, and your comments that debase and degrade me You do not respect me I stand strong with my dark skin and thick hair I am an intelligent and beautiful human being but what do you see when you look at me ......inferiority?
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