I know a lot people say “It’s not always about race”, but in most situations I find myself in (even if it may not be about race) I’m always under the idea or at conflict with myself whether I’m being racially profiled or not. I’m conditioned with that mindset.

I had an uncomfortable experience today at the liquor store. The guy thought I was lying about my age and that my ID wasn’t me (I’m 24 but I still look like a teenager). He teared off a piece of paper and made me copy my signature twice to match and compare with my ID signature

Even asking his coworker if they believe my ID is me. And his coworker kind of insinuating it was my siblings ID. I don’t know if I was being racially profiled or not, maybe I’m overthinking it- but I did feel a bit too interrogated

I also want to acknowledge these situations are everyday relaties for many people of colour. Bringing colourism into this, I still benefit from privileges. My experiences are minor in comparison to others.

This thread is more so about experiences where you guilt trip yourself into thinking your “over-reacting”, because of what we’ve been conditioned to believe as normal (but really is disguised as racism)