Jan 30, 2020
Work: you’re the only Black curator here. We need you to go on tv 3 hours before your shift starts to talk about Black history month.
Me: I won’t be a token. And an unpaid one, at that.
Work: that’s not what we meant. But it’s Black history month and the other people here are white.
Me: So, a token. Shoulda thought of that before hiring the same old white dudes every time.
Work: it’s the chicken and the egg... Black people won’t come here if we don’t represent them.
Me: I somehow represent all black folks but I’m not a token? Plus y’all like to use racial slurs here. If you ask me to talk about black history here, I may accidentally let that slip.
Work: You hurt our feelings.
