https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1 Identities: race, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, etc en-us 2016-08-29 03:11:07 UTC 2016-08-29 21:25:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432083 Hi ]]> 2016-08-29 21:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432083 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432099 Being here has taken a great tole on me mentally and physically ]]> 2016-08-29 21:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432099 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432183 Climate Change is real....it was 84 degrees in Boone today]]> 2016-08-29 21:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432183 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432185 Tide]]> 2016-08-29 21:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432185 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432189 2016-08-29 21:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432189 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432191 This cute]]> 2016-08-29 21:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432191 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432249 2016-08-29 21:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432249 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432281 In terms of my identity (, Appalachian has been very]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432281 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432296 Accepting & open]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432296 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432303 I'm dead tired y'all

]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432303 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432306 2016-08-29 21:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432306 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432311 It's kinda scary not seeing a lot of poc's]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432311 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432315 2016-08-29 21:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432315 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432317 That awkward moment when your in an African American music class and your the only minority

]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432317 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432318 im usually the only black person in my classes. the honors college white af. people are lowkey  invalidating about my gender identity. yikes.

]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432318 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432321 2016-08-29 21:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432321 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432323 Being black on this campus is exhausting ]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432323 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432326 2016-08-29 21:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432326 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432328 I love my Appalachian experience. ]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432328 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432335 It's really weird being the only poc on my floor and in a few of my classes. Especially when people make comments about race]]> 2016-08-29 21:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432335 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432367 2016-08-29 21:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432367 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432387 exhausting]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432387 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432399 Tiring: two white girls approached me asking "hey *inserts ethnic name"* and once they noticed I wasn't that person they apologized and one girl had the nerve to say "I'm really bad at telling yalls faces apart" UHM ]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432399 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432401 2016-08-29 21:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432401 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432411 I'm the only person of color on my floor as well as a few of my classes, so it's kind of awkward]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432411 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432412 Certain individuals on my floor like to use "ratchet" and "ghetto" to describe things. ]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432412 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432441 Black male !]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432441 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432442 everyone has been really open and accepting]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432442 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432450 Being the only POC in most of my classes. It's hard branching out to others and being accep]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432450 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432458 I wasn't expecting to be one of two black people in almost all of my classes]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432458 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432496 In terms of my identity (multiracial), everyone at Appalachian has been very accepting of me. Being multiracial and learning in a predominantly white school has posed no problems for me as people of all races, sexualities, religions, etc., are so accepting of one another.]]> 2016-08-29 21:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432496 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432556 2016-08-29 21:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432556 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432600 I feel lost in a sea of whiteness 80% of the time

]]> 2016-08-29 21:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432600 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432603 2016-08-29 21:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432603 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432648 Usually the only black in my classes ]]> 2016-08-29 21:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432648 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432656 Im intimidated by white men]]> 2016-08-29 21:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432656 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432667 Can't miss classes cause my teacher can tel when the only POC is not there, cmon now]]> 2016-08-29 21:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432667 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432677 2016-08-29 21:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432677 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432691 They need to do better about not singling out/tokeniz]]> 2016-08-29 21:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432691 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432712 My first Halloween party a guy dressed in black face as Bill Cosby and I'm still terrified of Halloween tim]]> 2016-08-29 21:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432712 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432739 I ]]> 2016-08-29 21:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432739 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432765 Im forever hungry cause I don't have meal plan money. ]]> 2016-08-29 21:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432765 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432798 I've only been here for a few weeks so I don't have any major experiences to talk about. I will say coming from a very diverse high school it has been a big adjustment being on such a white campus. ]]> 2016-08-29 21:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432798 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432801 Being the one of the only black people within a rlc is horrible. No one to relate to. 🙃

]]> 2016-08-29 21:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432801 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432887 Very different. Different culture and stuff ]]> 2016-08-29 21:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432887 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432892 ONCE]]> 2016-08-29 21:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432892 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432901 I never realized how different a white person's perspective of racial issues (ex: some have said that racism no longer exists, etc) than mine until I came to App]]> 2016-08-29 21:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120432901 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120433004 I got the keys

]]> 2016-08-29 21:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120433004 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120433064 that new thugger was fire

]]> 2016-08-29 21:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120433064 https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120433069 I'm in desperate need of a haircut ]]> 2016-08-29 21:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tessajackson1995/s7fpc8so6to1/wish/120433069