Cultural Bullying

Mchance
5 min readDec 5, 2020

Diane Wesh first fled the cultural racism of America by what she called “solo travel” which was getting away from the forces of racism she experienced every day of her remembered life. This is part of her story, “Being Black in America impacted my stress level. The pressures under which I had to live were inhumane: Hands out of your pocket. Don’t wear a hoodie. No jogging during the day. No jogging at night. Don’t walk into a store as a group, they’ll perceive you as a threat. Hold on to your receipt. Make eye contact. Smile, always be polite. Know the law. Don’t stay out late. Come home, alive.” She reports her initial…

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