When I born, I black.
When I grow up, I black.
When I go in sun, I black.
When I scared, I black.
When I sick, I black.
And when I die, I still black.
When I grow up, I black.
When I go in sun, I black.
When I scared, I black.
When I sick, I black.
And when I die, I still black.
And you white people.
When you born, you pink.
When you grow up, you white.
When you go in sun, you red.
When you cold, you blue.
When you scared, you yellow.
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you grey…
When you born, you pink.
When you grow up, you white.
When you go in sun, you red.
When you cold, you blue.
When you scared, you yellow.
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you grey…
And you calling me colored??
"Variously attributed to Josh White, “an African child”, Malcolm X, the Oglala Lakota, and an anonymous pupil of King Edward VI School, Birmingham, UK; but most likely one of various renditions into English from the French of a poem by Senegalese poet and first president of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001)."
I was listening to a talk on race a couple weeks back. And white and black are relatively new. I guess before America people weren't white and black. Also how being black, ends up all you are in America. I watched Trevor Noah's stand up recently too, he talks about always wanting to be black, and how in America he's finally black
ReplyDeleteYou mean the terms "white" and "black" are most relative to America?
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Trevor Noah...comedian?
This poem is silly but funny. Not once have I ever thought about "colors" of the white lol...
Trevor Noah is the new Daily Show host. And he started doing stand up. He has one of his performance's on Netflix. It's worth watching just for the perspectives on race.
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