Why should I be ashamed to like Watermelon or Fried Chicken? Today, many African-Americans resist eating the fruit in public so as not to be seen as confirming the stereotype. I am glad, however, that was of no concern to my mother decades ago. As she sat in her cream-colored ensemble on a blanket under the Georgia summer sun, the photo captured her nurturing the life inside her with the same fruit co-opted by the racism that took the lives of so many others. As such, though I still dislike the melon, my watermelon birthmark is a badge of pride and a stare of defiance at the stereotype that continues to sprinkle salt in the wound of racism. huffingtonpost/theodore-johnson/watermelon-african-americans_b_3069600.html
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:51:17 +0000
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