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Nevaeh

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56 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

They've always been nice, and I've always hung out with them a lot. And I thought that we, like, kind of had the same viewpoint and opinions on a lot of things. And so then when this whole thing happened and they started to say, oh, why are people still talking about it? Why is it such a big deal? That really showed me like, oh, we disagree on such a big topic here, like racism.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

They've always been nice, and I've always hung out with them a lot. And I thought that we, like, kind of had the same viewpoint and opinions on a lot of things. And so then when this whole thing happened and they started to say, oh, why are people still talking about it? Why is it such a big deal? That really showed me like, oh, we disagree on such a big topic here, like racism.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

Like, where do they stand? And should I let something like this determine my friendship with someone or not?

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

Like, where do they stand? And should I let something like this determine my friendship with someone or not?

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

The text said, Like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then I've had other students come up to me and be like, he's really sorry. He is scared of you now. He is good. Yeah, he's scared of me now. The second time he sent me an apology, he was like, oh, I want to be friends with you again. And I was like, okay, like, I'm cool with being friends with anybody.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

The text said, Like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then I've had other students come up to me and be like, he's really sorry. He is scared of you now. He is good. Yeah, he's scared of me now. The second time he sent me an apology, he was like, oh, I want to be friends with you again. And I was like, okay, like, I'm cool with being friends with anybody.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

And then it just got weird because it felt like, I mean, there was something we couldn't discuss between each other. And it was a thick line between us that it was just like kind of awkward. And so I just stopped talking to him.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

And then it just got weird because it felt like, I mean, there was something we couldn't discuss between each other. And it was a thick line between us that it was just like kind of awkward. And so I just stopped talking to him.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

she's like hey like I know how wrong like what he did but I am friends with him and I've told her like hey like I'm not gonna be the one to tell you who you can and cannot be friends with like if you want to be friends with him you can be friends with him and I've just been like hey if you if but if you are friends with him you have to understand and consider the fact that like I'm not going to be around as much like I'm not going to hang out with him when you're hanging out with I'm not going to hang out with him at all in general I think it's just hard for her to like

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

she's like hey like I know how wrong like what he did but I am friends with him and I've told her like hey like I'm not gonna be the one to tell you who you can and cannot be friends with like if you want to be friends with him you can be friends with him and I've just been like hey if you if but if you are friends with him you have to understand and consider the fact that like I'm not going to be around as much like I'm not going to hang out with him when you're hanging out with I'm not going to hang out with him at all in general I think it's just hard for her to like

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

I'm not going to be a baby about this. I can be mature, and I don't have to speak to him. I'm not going to make a big deal out of this. So then I was just like, okay, I want to watch the game, so I'll stay.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

I'm not going to be a baby about this. I can be mature, and I don't have to speak to him. I'm not going to make a big deal out of this. So then I was just like, okay, I want to watch the game, so I'll stay.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

Then I just, like, I stopped, but I, like, turned around and I was like, Really? And then he looked at me, and his mouth just dropped open. And then his friend started like, Nevaeh, Nevaeh, you don't need to bring that up. Like, come on. No, no thank you. Like, he's already been through enough.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

Then I just, like, I stopped, but I, like, turned around and I was like, Really? And then he looked at me, and his mouth just dropped open. And then his friend started like, Nevaeh, Nevaeh, you don't need to bring that up. Like, come on. No, no thank you. Like, he's already been through enough.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

As much as I'd like to think she wasn't the type of person to do this, all of these people who were in the group chat were her friends. She hung out with them every day. She was surrounded by them all the time. She FaceTimed them. She joked with them all the time. And they made jokes like these all the time. The guy who started it, that was his personality. He was just a rude person.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

As much as I'd like to think she wasn't the type of person to do this, all of these people who were in the group chat were her friends. She hung out with them every day. She was surrounded by them all the time. She FaceTimed them. She joked with them all the time. And they made jokes like these all the time. The guy who started it, that was his personality. He was just a rude person.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

racist person um and so if she's surrounding herself with such rude racist people like that eventually and she's gonna adapt that and adopt that kind of behavior um i mean i learned it in psychology so sorry

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

racist person um and so if she's surrounding herself with such rude racist people like that eventually and she's gonna adapt that and adopt that kind of behavior um i mean i learned it in psychology so sorry

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

And I was just like, hey, like, can you just straight up be honest with me right now? Did you say something about me? Have you participated in this group chat? And then we got into a bit of an argument. She called me rude and low for ever suggesting a thing. And that I was just like a bad friend for even like thinking that.

This American Life
758: Talking While Black

And I was just like, hey, like, can you just straight up be honest with me right now? Did you say something about me? Have you participated in this group chat? And then we got into a bit of an argument. She called me rude and low for ever suggesting a thing. And that I was just like a bad friend for even like thinking that.