Sophia

The experience I’m writing about is not only sexism, but racism as well. When I was walking in the halls of my high school right after school had ended, a group of three passed by me when I turned a corner – two boys and one girl, all white. I was by myself and minding my own business, so I was caught off guard when one boy abruptly rose his hand and yelled out “hey!”. It was so instantaneous and so sudden – it all happened within a second, not enough reaction time. I didn’t know them so I just kept walking, thinking it wasn’t a big deal. But then I heard him laugh and say almost immediately to his friend and girlfriend (I’m assuming, since they were holding hands) – “See? Asian girls are always so mad and quiet.” I was fuming at his words but I kept walking. To this day I wish I confronted him and told him “See? White boys are always so cocky and ignorant”, not that he would understand, but still.