This is a link to an article about celebrities accused of black fishing: https://www.insider.com/celebrities-blackfishing-accusations-racially-ambiguous?amp
Blackfishing is a term used to describe people who are not Black, trying to “pass off” as Black. This type of representation bothers me because instead of letting Black artists have the spotlight, non-Black artists take it away
Hi! My name is Dora and I use she/her pronouns.
The picture I attached is a picture of me with my lego panda. I wanted to share this because I enjoy building legos. I love working on hands-on projects like lego-building but my hobbies also extend to other creative projects like model-building and paper-folding.
Here’s a bunch of facts about me:
I can be extroverted and introverted. I am friendly with many people but not friends with many people.
I love eating and trying new cuisines. I am unfortunately allergic to strawberries. I quit seafood for 2.5 years because I watched a Netflix documentary that told me to (I regret this). I love pickles and cucumbers but hate tofu. If you catch me staring into space I am most likely thinking about what I want to eat.
I value experiences over coursework. Volunteer coordinator, server, translator, tutor, and campaign intern are some jobs I had the privilege of having during high school. This is my way of learning, and I think my time spent doing these extracurricular activities taught me more than any class ever will. I still care about school- just not as much.
I am competitive but not necessarily athletic. I did competitive track for three years and hated it. Unsure why I did that to myself. I will complain if I have to walk up more than 2 flights of stairs. I do enjoy a good game of most ball sports.
I chopped off 12 inches of my hair during quarantine because why not. I enjoy looking like a dad on vacation. I dress more masculine but I would say I have many feminine traits if you look harder. I enjoy being both masculine and feminine because I get the best of both worlds.
I’m not religious but I am spiritual. That pretty much means I believe in the existence of a higher power but I’m unsure exactly what that is. Instead of praying to a specific god, I just call out to the universe.
I dislike living life by the terms other people set for me, like grades or unrealistic expectations. I hope to grow the definition of “me” through value exploration, meaningful experiences, and insightful coursework . I want to leave Baruch with a strong sense of identity.
“The First Day” by Edward. P Jones is a short story centered around a young girl and her mother registering for school. In this narrative told through the eyes of the young girl, Jones uses dialogue and imagery to immerse the readers in the story. Starting with the visual of the mother preparing the young girl for school, Jones makes it clear that the mother cares a lot about education. Readers will later find out that the mother had never received a formal education herself but dreams of one for her child. One of my favorite quotes from the mother goes, “You gonna go there and learn about the whole world” (Jones 1). The hope the mother has for the child is wonderfully depicted with this simple yet powerful quote. I personally found this idea to be the most relatable because my family also wishes the same for me. Many of my family members are not formally educated so I always remember that and take my education seriously and with gratitude.