Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - Token Black Girl: A Memoir

This book details a story that is not so frequently talked about. In the mix of all of the racial discussion that have been happening more recently one conversation that I haven't seen happen is that of the "Token Black Person". Non-black people can't ever grasp the magnitude of things that we are forced to learn or understand as a result of being born black. Being the "token" is an even more niche experience. Its rough to experience and even harder to deal with the aftermath of the self hatred those situations left you with. Prescod did suchhhhhhhhh a great job of not only being honest about her experiences but also be honest about how she harmed people in the process of trying to survive a world that wasn't made for people that look like her. I loved it... even as a non-fiction (semi) hater.

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This book had been on my TBR for a long time and I’m happy I finally opened it up! It was extremely enlightening to me as a white women and made me see things from a different perspective. I feel motivated to continue reading from authors of different backgrounds to broaden my views and learn more.

Danielle was extremely vulnerable and open. She was relatable to all women while keeping the emphasis on her blackness. She talks about many struggles in her life and how they all connect. She makes the intersectionality’s very clear and uses both nostalgic and preset references to pop culture that help make her point. I will be looking up her other books!

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