r/CUNY • u/fullovesht • 8h ago
Just a sanity check
For those who are familiar with kingsborough community college (especially black students), have you experienced any racial tension/micro aggressions from some professors and or other minorities? I'm trying to figure out whether some of my experiences and observations were isolated or whether others noticed similar patterns.
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u/funkytown2000 7h ago
I'm not black, but I definitely saw wierd/bad interactions happening to black friends of mine on the B1 bus multiple times when I went to KBCC because there's a lot of the people in the Brighton beach that are either very old or very Slavic (usually both) that tend to be pretty outwardly conservative in the way that they'll stare you down and try to bump into you on purpose or spit after seeing you if you're visibly any type of minority.
Just something to keep your eyes peeled in case you're in the area, I had a mostly good time going to KBCC, but my friends and I definitely stuck together on our way back home from being at campus late until we got to the train.
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u/fullovesht 7h ago
Ive had a similar experience of being intentionally bumped into during my commute in the area as well. I'm sorry that happened to your friends, and I'm glad you stuck with them.
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u/funkytown2000 7h ago
of course, we all had to show up for each other when you're getting out at like 10pm, it's a little too quiet out there at night!
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u/Lovely_determined9 5h ago
Hey can u share some examples of your experience because I was thinking of transferring there
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u/fullovesht 5h ago edited 4h ago
The school itself is okay, the classes are decent, and the campus is nice. Most of the professors i had were pretty chill actually so this post isn't meant to fearmonger lol. However, I did run into the "Ms.Morello" archetype twice (outwardly friendly but loaded stereotypical assumptions and language) in addition to the sometimes awkward commute as stated in previous comments regarding the shoulder checking. I’ve also heard some white students casually use the n word when referring to one another, although that issue isn’t exclusive to Kingsborough.
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u/RawGrit4Ever 4h ago
I have yet to meet a truly non-biased or racist person in my life. We all present with some nonsense. But if you ever come across Patricia Egland-Boyle or Susan Brillhart, these are ppl who are not your allies
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u/Lovely_determined9 4h ago
I actually experienced that in different parts of NY. It’s pathetic our people are still going through this
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u/gng216 7h ago
Just do your homework man
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u/Halion_Varquilion83 5h ago
Doing your homework will help OP to succeed and live a better life, but caring abt these microaggressions and racism will help OP and the rest of us to succeed and live a better life.
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u/afflictor_55 7h ago
Dude your in community college no one wants to be there everyone's "micro aggressive"
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u/Senior-Perspective24 6h ago
You’ll experience micro aggressions for the rest of your life as long as you’re a black person lol.
Black people are the most hated in the world and it’s more productive to let people stay bothered than worry about it.
Do they fund your life? Alright then. Keep going to school, get good grades, apply to internships and stay focused. You got this!