Dear White Travelers, Please Stop Staring At Me
Not only is it rude, but it can make Black women feel unsafe and unwelcome
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4 min readMay 1, 2018
When I first embarked on a two-and-a-half month adventure across Southeast Asia, I expected the stares. I expected looks of bewilderment and amazement because, well, I don’t exactly blend in. I’m a young Black woman standing at 5’10” with curves that may not…