Social Acceptance of A Black Girl

School: Differences between White Girls and Black Girls

The school I attended is somewhat diverse but African American is still a minority.
I was having a discussion with a friend the other day about this particular topic.

At our school you tend to have a maximum of 5 black students per class or less.
In these classes the black students are either together or individuals and in our case usually individual.

Therefore, Being a black girl...you find yourself always sitting next to another white girl who has odd actions toward black women.

They seem to always want to help you, or over explain things to you as if you don't understand.
They sit with a more tense posture and quickly say sorry at the slightest bump of an elbow.
You try to reassure them that it's okay...but they still sit with apprehension.
Why?

Sitting next to a black girl is different though....
For some reason there is a sense of relaxation, and comfort.
I personally feel more open to talk to them, and more open to answer they're questions as well.

I wonder why is that is as well.

Is it because we relate more to other black girls, or feel as if they understand us more because the color of our skin?

For me, I think so.

The average white girl wouldn't know how many slick racist comments I have heard within the day.
Nor would they know the feeling of being glanced at during a history lesson on civil rights as if we were there.
Yeah, I get it we more closely related to the situation but I'm still trying to learn it too.
The average white girl doesn't have to deal with getting dress coded for wearing too short dresses or shorts just because she has a little more hips and back than others. ( This happens at our school a lot.)

So maybe there is a reason as to why black girls relate more to each other in a predominately white school.

But I also wonder how we can divert from these situations.

J.Obey,17

*Just some random thoughts and such. comment what you think!