Ask yourself how many of your hobbies are “white people shit” and then ask yourself if you really mean “guilty pleasure” and why feel guilty about it in the first place? By Brian Lauderdale
Me, the two Erica’s and the two Jens were 5 of only a handful of Black people at our HS. We decided to integrate the ski club. I remember my BK and down south fam being like thats YT people 💩. And years later, them same people joined the National Brotherhood of ⛷️ skiiers—-that’s all Black people 💩😉.
I love this so much— it parallels so many of my own experiences. We are not a monolith, and we deserve to explore all aspects of our imaginations. Especially bc we are so damn creative!!!
My favorite: “I grew up being told we could do EVERYTHING and people were still surprised when I did ANYTHING.”
Precisely this. 🔥
Welp, your essay clearly stayed in my brain because I ended up writing a whole response from the Black AuDHD side of the equation. 😂 Too Black in one room, not Black enough in another, and apparently doing autism wrong somewhere in between. Thanks for inadvertently sending me down the rabbit hole, Brian. https://substack.com/@callmeifyougetoverstimulated/note/c-310111498?r=8jdt0n&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
I’ll go check it out!
Me, the two Erica’s and the two Jens were 5 of only a handful of Black people at our HS. We decided to integrate the ski club. I remember my BK and down south fam being like thats YT people 💩. And years later, them same people joined the National Brotherhood of ⛷️ skiiers—-that’s all Black people 💩😉.
Bravo!!! Read in full, as a student who went to Classen School of Advanced studies in Oklahoma………. I relate so much. “This MY shit, actually.”
I love this so much— it parallels so many of my own experiences. We are not a monolith, and we deserve to explore all aspects of our imaginations. Especially bc we are so damn creative!!!
Great article! Glad you called it out.
This is a canon event for all Black kids growing up in the suburbs
you are heard.
and your pen is beautiful.
Mayo in everything not ridiculous, hear me out.
Didn’t wanna terrify the masses with ideations of putting raisins somewhere they don’t need to be. Kept it PG
I feel seen. This was a beautiful piece. 🫶🏾
What an enlightened attitude, I applaud you brother for seeing we’re all human beings , gods children.