Honestly though, this is why I don’t allow anyone to call me an “alternative black girl” because it’s always been othering to me. For me, it’s another way of saying “you’re not like ~those black girls,” “you’re the whitest black girl I know,” when really THIS is what being a black girl IS. We aren’t a singular type. Some of us like and play extreme music, etc., but that has never made me any less black, nor has it ever stopped me from dealing with black girl issues.
