[This is an unusually long blog post—sorry.] BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) are in an abusive relationship with the colonial culture. We are constantly told to assimilate, act 'professional,' be perfect, be natural and authentic...I could go on, won't. The point is, the abuser—colonial culture knows that we, BIPOC, can never really assimilate, act ‘professional’, be perfect, be natural and authentic—and we might as well add smile 24 hours a day. The aforementioned ‘professional’ refers to colonial culturally indoctrinated people demanding BIPOC act, read, write and be white to be ‘professional.’ All the while knowing that we cannot—because the colonial culture will not accept us as such--no matter how we behave. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) are put into a double bind constantly in the US. This happens from the time we enter elementary school at age 5 into our professional c...
