How to Write About a Black Girl

This piece reminds me of Binyavanga Wainaina’s essay How to Write About Africa. Jaimee, thank you so much for writing this AMAZING entry, I hope y’all enjoy reading this as much as I did!
 
If anybody should ever want to include such an exciting yet intense character in their story, there are a few rules and guidelines you must abide by. First, this is the most important rule so pay attention, make sure she is not outgoing but loud especially if her skin complexion is darker than a vanilla bean frappe with extra vanilla bean creamer topped with whipped cream. Under no circumstance may she be timid and or approachable because that would be unauthentic. You have to consider her background, Compton California, of course, where there is nothing but blood being shed on every corner right outside of every liquor store. With this in mind, it only makes sense for her to be loud and ghetto in this way because not only is her living environment ghetto, but she herself is ghetto as well, you know since that’s a characteristic and all. Don’t forget to make sure she looks the part too.

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