Anonymous
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Hey, I'm 15 & originally from South Africa and came over to Australia a few years ago and so far I've gotten along with everyone I've met! But I have this white friend who is normally great and fun to hang out with but recently has started slipping in these little comments here and there. Like she keeps calling me "snow black" and stuff and i don't particularly like it but I don't know how to tell her that without ruining our friendship. Any advice? Ps. I LOVE your blog!

I wish I knew what to say about this but I really don’t. I had friends like that who would add in racist comments; “don’t get her mad, she’ll tomahawk you” and I would tell these friends that they were hurting my feelings but they told me I was being too sensitive so I let it go after a while. Looking back, I wish I had been more firm about it. It didn’t take long for me to drift away from those friends and make new ones because eventually their comments became too frustrating to endure.

The only advice I could give is to tell them how you feel. If they truly care about you they will realize they don’t want to hurt you and they’ll stop. If they are disrespectful they will brush it off. I hope you make friends who are kind and supportive. <3 Good luck.