There are lovely, funny, smart black women running rampant on my campus. Unfortunately I have no idea how to talk to any of them and make the nice friends (or more hurr hurr hurr) with them. If I try my usual approach and go straight up to them in the middle of the student…
Crap I’m sorry I came off that way! :(
After thinking on it for a bit, I realized that the post came from an internalized racist part of me I haven’t addressed yet. In assuming that I can’t approach black people the same way that I do anyone else (after a few failed attempts), I’ve already Othered them (which is exactly what I don’t want other people to do to me.) You’re right, I should just be myself.
Thank you for correcting me.
Just say hello. Ask what book she’s reading/how she likes X class/compliment her shoes. Ya know… regular ice-breaking social interactions.
