“f you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don’t break the law, you’re not a good black person.”
This sums up what one of my best friends in high school went through. He had a 3.8 GPA, took advanced science and math courses, and was just one of the nicest guys you’d ever hope to meet. He was treated like dirt by a lot of other black students - *especially* the girls. Oreo, nerd, not a “real” black person, etc., he got all of that, and worse.
BTW, he’s now an engineer in Texas, making six figures. So, I like to think he’s had the last laugh. But I bet some of the folks who made him miserable back in school *still* think he’s “not keeping it real.” Bleah!
TW, he’s now an engineer in Texas, making six figures.
I would imagine the same people that gave him a hard time in school, do not have the same to say about athletes.
Seems that athletes get a pass for doing well, but the intellects will never get a pass.