Someone called me a nigger and poured alcohol on my head.

agirlincollege:

On January 27, 2011 at a bar in Statesboro, GA I was called a nigger and had alcohol poured on my head. A complete stranger said, “Oh look, there goes another nigger.” and then minutes later there was alcohol on my head, down my shirt, my back. I did the right thing: I walked away. I refused to become who and what that stranger wanted me to be. When I turned around, I didn’t see him, I saw the laughter coming from his mouth and his friends. I left town that night, and I’m just returning. I’m a freshman. I’m only 18. We’d been there for all of ten minutes, if that. I was just standing there, talking to my friends, so innocently. I left Statesboro a couple of hours after the incident, thinking I’d began to feel better; thinking I’d be able to sleep peacefully knowing I was away from my alcohol stained clothing or the red liquid from my hair, but I was so wrong. Every time I closed my eyes I could feel the alcohol hitting my back, and I could hear and see their laughter. No one deserves that. I don’t want anyone to have to go through what I’m going through right now. I know racism exist, but assault due to the color of someone’s skin should not. I guess I don’t really know why I’m writing this. I think I’m writing this because I want to do something about it and to stop it or to get attention to the many incidents like this that have or could happen, but I don’t know where to start. They say it takes a horrible experience to open your eyes sometimes. Well this was my experience and it’s opened my eyes to the fact that maybe this happened to me so that I could make a change for the better…not for just me but for everyone who may experience this.

Please help me share my story.

(via jhameia)

Source: agirlincollege

861 Notes/ Hide

  1. thewestindiesgrenadian reblogged this from jhameia
  2. thedrinkingboa reblogged this from butwewereokay
  3. myheartonelectronicpaper reblogged this from agirlincollege
  4. agirlincollege reblogged this from agirlincollege
  5. lilgodzilla reblogged this from naijanupe
  6. ippy reblogged this from quanofsteeel
  7. bennieblack reblogged this from quanofsteeel
  8. ohfckyeahmylife reblogged this from quanofsteeel
  9. quanofsteeel reblogged this from weloveblackgirls
  10. shimozu reblogged this from notthehelplesslittlegirl
  11. notthehelplesslittlegirl reblogged this from barbeauxbot
  12. shadowsaccoutrement reblogged this from cock-speed
  13. laadeedoll reblogged this from cock-speed
  14. farsinian reblogged this from itsxandy
  15. thehumblebanana reblogged this from robiningravens
  16. cock-speed reblogged this from itsxandy
  17. mayhalimaw reblogged this from robiningravens
  18. im-an-angelwithasherlock reblogged this from robiningravens
  19. itsxandy reblogged this from robiningravens
  20. robiningravens reblogged this from littlebumgorf
  21. littlebumgorf reblogged this from asicktwistoffate
  22. asicktwistoffate reblogged this from antithestasia
  23. w0lfpusssy reblogged this from venus-fur
  24. strict-ly reblogged this from agirlincollege and added:
    This needs to have more notes.
  25. venus-fur reblogged this from janglingargot
  26. immortal-sunlight-chaos-heart reblogged this from smallrevolutionary
  27. sw33taxion reblogged this from keyaroscuro
  28. keyaroscuro reblogged this from ladyzolstice
  29. alicefake reblogged this from tenaciouscorpse
  30. secretchord25 reblogged this from tenaciouscorpse
  31. tenaciouscorpse reblogged this from kawree
  32. janglingargot reblogged this from kawree
  33. delikit reblogged this from signsonthewalls
  34. kawree reblogged this from signsonthewalls
  35. signsonthewalls reblogged this from ladyzolstice
  36. faemuses reblogged this from ladyzolstice
  37. et-has-no-phone reblogged this from ladyzolstice
  38. ladyzolstice reblogged this from teahound
  39. teahound reblogged this from kittybots
  40. kittybots reblogged this from fatbodypolitics
  41. maggiemunkee reblogged this from fatbodypolitics