Fellow gen z peeps, have you experienced any racism or colorism? What have been your experiences like?

My family was the first group of desi’s in a small town in rural Canada. The town was almost entirely white and I was the only brown student throughout elementary and high school. I dealt with so much shit from other students and even the fucking teachers in school just because I was brown. It got to the point where other students nicknamed me as “Osama” in the 8th grade and the teachers just let it slide. I’ve also had other students openly call me the N word (just goes to show how ignorant people are).

But the worst shit came when I was working at my parents store throughout high school. Customers always told me and my parents to “come back where we came from” (even though I was born in Canada) for the slightest mistakes or misunderstandings.

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