This article really got to me. First thing I thought was "even in a Benz, you're a nigga in a coupe." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/08/21/a-gay-couple-was-told-they-didnt-go-with-the-ambiance-at-a-d-c-restaurant/?utm_term=.ecf8bee8700e …
I think this is maybe just a commonality of a lot of different kinds of oppression. You can be "recalled to your oppression" at any time.
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No matter how much status you think you've amassed, that thing can just come in the room and remind you you don't really belong.
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Show up if you want, but don't show up with your whole self. Be black if you want but not too black. Have a nice car but make sure...
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