ASHAMED

WHO IS SHE? LOOK AT HER, SHE THINK SHE CUTE. SHE AIN’T ALL THAT WITH HER HIGH YELLA SELF.

HEY! WHO DAT GIRL-SHE IS FLY! HOW YOU DOIN’ RED BONE?

LIGHTSKIN! CAN I GET THOSE DIGITS?

MAN, DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME; LIGHT BRITE IS STUCK UP.

THAT’S RIGHT MAN, HIGH YELLOW MEANS HIGH MAINTENANCE.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WHITEGIRL WANNABE!!!! TRYIN TO WALK LIKE THEM; TALK LIKE THEM; LOOKIN DOWN YOUR NOSE AT US; TRYIN TO FRONT; GIRL, WHO YOU TRYIN TO FOOL? YOU BLACK JUST LIKE US!

AM I? YOU SAY I’M BLACK “JUST LIKE YOU”. IF SO, WHY DEGRADE ME? WHY AM I LABELED BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN?

WHO’S THE NEW GIRL? DON’T KNOW; SOME DARKIE THAT JUST TRANSFERRED HERE. MAKE SURE YOU STEER CLEAR OF HER—OUR KIND HAS TO STICK TOGETHER.

SHE SO BLACK, SHE PURPLE!

YEAH, BUT LOOK AT HER SKIN, IT LOOKS SO SMOOTH.

GIRL-SHE SO BLACK, IF SHE WENT OUT AT NIGHT, SHE’D DISAPPEAR!

THE BLACKER THE BERRY, THE SWEETER THE JUICE!

MAN! WHO IS THAT?! SHE IS A NUBIAN PRINCESS. I SURE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO HER!

AFRIKAAN QUEEN?! YEAH RIGHT! MORE LIKE TAR BABY! WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TAKE YO BLACK ASS BACK TO AFRICA WHERE YOU BELONG. MISS “POWER TO THE PEOPLE”! ALL YOU DOIN IS STIRRING UP TROUBLE. DON’T TRY TO BRING US TOGETHER—WE DON’T WANT TO BE AROUND YOUR KIND!! YEAH, I’M BLACK BUT THE “RIGHT” KIND OF BLACK.

ARE YOU? YOU SAY YOU’RE BLACK “JUST LIKE ME”. IF SO, WHY DEGRADE ME? WHY AM I LABELED BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN?

LISTEN!

WE COME IN ALL COLORS AND SHADES: FROM THE PALEST OF YELLOWS TO THE DARKEST OF BROWNS. WE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL. LOVE YOUR SKIN. THIS IS THE COVERING GOD CHOSE FOR YOU TO WEAR.

DON’T BE ASHAMED OF YOUR GARMENT—BE PROUD! FOR YOU WERE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF HIS LIKENESS! AND OH HOW YOU SHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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