The value of diversity. E as her racialised appearance. Diversity as potentially positive for E’s Racialised appearance as too different experiences E’s visual difference as a target in childhood Diversity as having limits of benefit Appearance as key at secondary school Diverse experiences as useful for others’ E as unattractive in childhood understanding E as not fitting the secondary ideal Diversity as creating more enjoyable E’s appearance as a target experiences School experiences as influencing E’s self Diversity as changing perspective on E’s perception Racialisation as another layer of teenage Cities as easier for non-white people angst Diversity as supporting other’s awareness Diversity as affecting others acceptance of Non-whiteness as a problem non-whiteness E as a slave to her racialized appearance Diversity as affecting E’s university E as unattractive based on appearance experience Black girls as unattractive at school Lack of representation of mixed leading to E’s racial appearance as affecting experience lack of understanding as a ‘normal’ girl Increase in non-whiteness as positive Pressure to conform to white ideal image Uncomfortability with racialised appearance E’s hair as the symbol of others’ racial dislike Physical differences from the norm as challenging Gender and race as problematic for others. University as mirroring school experience. Black masculinity as comedic University as mirroring school experience E feeling others see blackness as inherently School experience affecting ability to cope funny with university experience E feeling others see black male sexuality as University experience as affecting mental inherently funny health Stereotypes of black maleness as funny Reliving school isolation at university University experience as bringing back school Black femininity as problematic memories Attractiveness of black femininity as Link between school and university negative confusing experiences Attractiveness of black women as School experience as impacting problematic university engagement Association between black/MR females and overt sexuality Attractiveness of black/MR women as problematic for others Shared identification as shared support Racial identification as supportive Shared identity as shared support Growth of racial self-confidence with age Reflection of self as important in understanding self Others non-whiteness as positive for E’s
The value of diversity. Diversity as potentially positive for E’s experiences Diversity as having limits of benefit Diverse experiences as useful for others’ understanding Diversity as creating more enjoyable experiences Diversity as changing perspective on E’s Cities as easier for non-white people Diversity as supporting other’s awareness Diversity as affecting others acceptance of non-whiteness Diversity as affecting E’s university experience Lack of representation of mixed leading to lack of understanding Increase in non-whiteness as positive E as her racialised appearance. Racialised appearance as too different E’s visual difference as a target in childhood Appearance as key at secondary school E as unattractive in childhood E as not fitting the secondary ideal E’s appearance as a target School experiences as influencing E’s self perception Racialisation as another layer of teenage angst Non-whiteness as a problem E as a slave to her racialized appearance E as unattractive based on appearance Black girls as unattractive at school E’s racial appearance as affecting experience as a ‘normal’ girl Pressure to conform to white ideal image Uncomfortability with racialised appearance E’s hair as the symbol of others’ racial dislike Physical differences from the norm as challenging Gender and race as problematic for others. Black masculinity as comedic E feeling others see blackness as inherently funny E feeling others see black male sexuality as inherently funny Stereotypes of black maleness as funny Black femininity as problematic Attractiveness of black femininity as confusing Attractiveness of black women as problematic Association between black/MR females and overt sexuality Attractiveness of black/MR women as problematic for others University as mirroring school experience. University as mirroring school experience School experience affecting ability to cope with university experience University experience as affecting mental health Reliving school isolation at university University experience as bringing back school memories Link between school and university negative experiences School experience as impacting university engagement Shared identification as shared support Racial identification as supportive Shared identity as shared support Growth of racial self-confidence with age Reflection of self as important in understanding self Others non-whiteness as positive for E’s
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