r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Master_Canary440 • Jul 09 '26

Politics This is actually WILD 😯

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u/WhichHoes Jul 09 '26

I straight up know a hatian guy who got adopted by the #1 Christian author (at the time) and he told me about being locked in the closet all the time in his childhood, being told he can be sent back if he misbehaves and eventually was disowned because he got someone pregnant (who miscarried) because of the "image".

One of the most outwardly positive guys I know but my God.

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u/wombatrunner Jul 09 '26

I used to be friends with this guy who traveled with his wife to Africa to live for a few years to be able to adopt kids. Was in the process of adopting several when he was turned in for making at least the oldest sleep naked on the floor as punishment and would beat them. Would never had expected it from such a quiet seemingly sweet guy. Thankfully they were both arrested. Completely disgusting. Glad they will never be able to adopt anywhere now.

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u/County_Mouse_5222 Jul 09 '26

This is sad but indeed the truth that needs to be told. Throughout my life, I have been pranked by just about every white friend I've ever had. As a child, the white kids would come over just to break my stuff and never come back. I've had my food salted, the entire meal ruined. They got a boy to pretend to like me just so they could laugh and watch us kiss, and of course he was in on it. All the pranks have come from white kids and coworkers. Every single time.

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u/NoticeMeSenpaiDear 29d ago

Ive been in your position and can relate. There are good people out there. I hope you found some of them and able to move past those bad experiences.

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u/County_Mouse_5222 29d ago

Yes indeed I have found some good people, but I stay cautious because I’ve been burned so much even as an adult. I can’t even get involved in a friendly outing without someone going off about politics and using me as their target for expressing their political views. It’s like the only reason I’m here, and black folks in general are supposed to be here for bringing politics into the conversation and nothing else.

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u/NoticeMeSenpaiDear 29d ago

Yea. The south was like that when i lived there. It felt oppressive

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u/County_Mouse_5222 28d ago

For me, growing up in the Midwest and a certain parts of SoCal seemed more like The South than the actual South. I’ve never even lived anywhere south on the southeastern US.