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NOID by Denzel Dion

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Rickey Thompson x Denzel Dion

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(OKAY IMMA JUST SAY SOMETHING THATS BEEN ON MY MIND SO..IF I TAG ANYBODY YOU A FAN OF ITS JUST TO GET A DISCUSSION GOING AND SEE IF IM THE ONLY ONE.)

Okay so, as a black woman (or poc) I’ve been a consistent youtube watcher since middle school (as many of us of all races) and have been in many “fandoms” growing up. Many YouTubers that I enjoyed growing up however did not look like me (or had fandoms that looked like me), which was fine cuz I wasn’t looking for representation technically at the time I was just finding people I enjoyed watching after school when I got home. All that being said I’ve noticed that in many predominantly white YouTuber friend groups there is always ONE and I mean ONE black person. And I began to notice a pattern with them.

As someone who’s been the only black person in a predominantly white space I’ve experienced many POC feel like they have to overextend themselves in a way. By that I mean, you can tell that they are being as extra and loud as their white youtube friends and almost obnoxious just to get the same reaction and views. And they all do the same thing in terms of comedy with their white friends and that is making race jokes...but about themselves and their community. They always making a reference to their skin color in a way to be comedic or funny. Now this can be funny sometimes but experiencing being a black person in a white space, it’s not just comedy, it’s trying to make their white friends comfortable. Many POC I’ve noticed will do this as a way of being like, “I’m going to say this joke, so you don’t have to and I won’t feel bad cuz I already said it so it’s fine” I’ve seen all POC do this. And it never fails when I see that one black friend in a group of white friends. Now I could be wildin and maybe the only one who notices but idk, is it just me or?.....thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

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