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I remember saying in a talk once:
“Bad intentions aren’t a prerequisite for something to be considered a #microaggression.”
Funny how our own words and lessons can come back to tap us on the shoulder.
Let me explain.
I remember saying in a talk once:
“Bad intentions aren’t a prerequisite for something to be considered a #microaggression.”
Funny how our own words and lessons can come back to tap us on the shoulder.
Let me explain.
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All of our luggage was clustered near the front porch. It was about five minutes to the hour that we had to be fully vacated from the house that we’d rented for spring break.
Everyone was scrambling about and making sure we had everything after a lazy week of relaxing.
Yup.
All of our luggage was clustered near the front porch. It was about five minutes to the hour that we had to be fully vacated from the house that we’d rented for spring break.
Everyone was scrambling about and making sure we had everything after a lazy week of relaxing.
Yup.
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The hatch was up on the back of my car and my teen son was loading in bags with me.
That’s when I noticed a gentleman walking toward me from what appeared to be a truck filled with cleaning items. I could see that he was accompanied by some others gathering what they’d need.
The hatch was up on the back of my car and my teen son was loading in bags with me.
That’s when I noticed a gentleman walking toward me from what appeared to be a truck filled with cleaning items. I could see that he was accompanied by some others gathering what they’d need.
I respectfully disagree with this take. Yvonne Orji is doing a great job of mining her life as a Nigerian American. As a Nigerian who came to the US in the 80s, and as a dad of four millennials, I totally see my children in her, and me in her parents. Many rivers run through us.
Yvonne Orji improves upon our story. I think of Trevor Noah. She goes to Nigeria and joshes around respectfully on the streets and with her parents, she talks about our drive for excellence. Her accent and interpretations are a product of her lived experience since birth.
Exaggeration is a tool effectively used in comedy and drama to drive home points. Yvonne is the sum of her experience, as a comedy buff, I was taken by how good she is, how she is in control of the stage and of the audience. Her passion, energy and intellect won me over.
