Zinzy Waleson Geene

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How to be Black

Steer clear of Adidas; obtain a degree in Dutch language and literature; wear my auntā€™s glasses until I eventually need my own prescription; don’t eat fried chicken; proclaim I’m a fan of Michel Houellebecq; don’t go to a black hair salon; enrol in theological seminary; don’t listen to RnB; date a person blacker than me; date a person whiter than me; don’t eat watermelon; say I’m ā€˜accidentally blackā€™ because my mother met my father while on vacation and I missed by only an inch the opportunity to be born to a white father who was a doctor, by the way; eat bananas only after I cut them into bite-size chunks that I eat with a fork, just to make sure I donā€™t remind anyone of a monkey; don’t listen to rap music; learn difficult words. (Continue)