You’re not alone. I used to be bullied by a black boy at school. He would physically hit me in the shoulder regularly with his like he was trying to start something. He would wait by the front door of the classroom for me and get physical with me. Me and my friend were also jumped in junior high by some black kids from school, who I thought we were cool with but apparently weren’t for no good reason. I was then pushed out of a black neighborhood for my skin color and they sent two minors to my house I had just rented, to beat me up and do god knows what but my dog at the time was able to keep them back enough so that I could make it to my car and escape the violence.

All of that said, I have nothing against black people and recognize their contribution to society and their impact in arts as well as so many other regards. I work with transgender African Americans on a near daily basis, and I keep friends of color in close communication despite me not even living near them. I have even welcomed people of color from the streets into my house to catch a night of rest for a change (not homeless anymore from my knowledge).

Just some observation and experience but I don’t know what it means other than I have been targeted because of my skin color before and for some reason I’m now allowed to talk about it and be taken seriously.