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One of my students gave me this:
Quand je suis né, j’étais noir, Quand j’ai grandi, j’étais noir,
Quand j’ai peur, je suis noir,
Quand je vais au soleil, je suis noir,
Quand je suis malade, je suis noir.
Tandis que toi, « homme blanc ».
Quand tu es né, tu étais rose, Quand tu as grandi, tu es devenu blanc,
Quand tu vas au soleil, tu deviens rouge,
Quand tu as froid, tu deviens bleu,
Quand tu as peur, tu deviens vert
Quand tu es malade, tu deviens jaune
Et après ca,
Tu as le toupet de m’appeler « homme de couleur » ?
(TRANSLATION:
When I was born, I was black. When I grew up, I was black.
When I’m scared, I’m black. When I go in the sun, I’m black.
When I’m sick, I’m black. But you, white man, when you were born, you were pink.
When you grew up, you became white.
When you go in the sun, you get red, when you are cold, you become blue, when you are afraid, you become green, when you are sick, you turn yellow.
After all that, you have the nerve to call me, “person of color”?)
Johnna
Waterloo, 2009
Belgium
