09-21-2014, 03:27 PM
It's cool that some of you who would otherwise not have this sort of existence have been able to experience a bit of what it's like to stand out in a crowd solely based on the color of your skin. "Standing out" isn't necessarily a bad thing, or a problem, but one's feelings of acceptance, comfort, safety, isolation and loneliness are affected for better or worse by interactions with the larger society.
For me, this sort of experience has been intertwined with daily life ever since I first ventured out of the inner-city, and has continued throughout most of my working life. Overall there have been lots of ups and downs. Today this experience varies a lot day-to-day depending on where I go, and the general vibe is like being a "curiosity" in most settings. In that respect, there are similarities with the feeling of walking down the street in a foreign country.
For me, this sort of experience has been intertwined with daily life ever since I first ventured out of the inner-city, and has continued throughout most of my working life. Overall there have been lots of ups and downs. Today this experience varies a lot day-to-day depending on where I go, and the general vibe is like being a "curiosity" in most settings. In that respect, there are similarities with the feeling of walking down the street in a foreign country.
