Thanks Eve...

"Eve just had to eat from the forbidden fruit." This is a quote that me along with a few friends of mine use when dealing with the hardships of being a female. The "that time of the month," the being seen as weak and not worthy of an opinion, the constant worry of being pretty AND skinny, and worst of all; the boys and all the hurt they can (and usually do) cause. But what's even worse than that? Having to deal with these listed examples PLUS being a minority. Now that is some work. Take it from someone who deals with all of these on a daily basis. To sum up my ethnicity, I am 75% African American and 25% Caucasian with some Indian thrown in there somewhere. But where I am from, even if you have just a little black in you, you're black. Period.

My explanation for giving a brief background on my culture is because I can relate to the poem When I Was Growing Up by Nellie Wong. I embraced my differences while others always did not. I went to an all white private school but was never treated differently. It was as though no one, including myself, realized I was different. That is until high school. But that's a whole nother story within itsself.

To conclude, these articles were all relatable to someone who has dealt with these same problems. Every girl goes through a stage where they wish to be someone else of another race, or another class. The hardships of being a female, minority or not, is difficult. Black females are often portrayed as the bitter bitch, blonde white females as dumb, and Asian women as smart and will do anything. When will the madness of women stereotypes and stereotypes in general stop? I still say it all links back to Eve...