Shamefully, I’ve even referred to myself as that.

…es most white people will recognize, though they probably never knew how damaging their words were. Every token black friend can recall the times when a white friend chooses to dub you “the whitest black kid I know.” It’s based on the way I speak or dress or the things I’m into, and it’s a comment on me not fitting…
Reflections From a Token Black Friend
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Ramesh A Nagarajah
Eunice Brownlee
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Jun 15, 2020
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Shamefully, I’ve even referred to myself as that. I grew up in similar circumstances to you and relate to this whole story so much. But this statement in particular.
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