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Does anyone know safe cities/states for women of color? I want to leave these small southern cities.

I was raised in Pinedale Wyoming. I was the only black girl in the whole school in the 2000s. Then my mother moved me to NC which is in the south. Living in these small racist cities is really affecting me mentally. I can’t make friends, everyone acts nasty towards me. White people keep trying to drive my car off the road. They see me as threat. I don’t have a big family as I don’t know my dads side and my mothers side died off when I was a teenager. My mother is retired with her disabled husband so she stays in this racist town but they never really have to leave their place except for food. I just feel like there’s no where safe for black women. Our men at times are a danger to us, and then a lot of yt people are evil to us. I have a bad feeling something is going to happen to me. I also feel like I’m being targeted because everytime I’m driving people flash my car, and I was told to flash them back. Then I decided I’m not going to do that because I already stick out. The other day when I leaving crumble cookie these two young white women blocked me in when I was trying to leave. I honestly just get the vibe they don’t like seeing black women that are pretty or have nicer cars than them. Something about them seeing a black woman drive a Jeep really pisses them off. I didn’t know it was that bad down here cause I just left VA as I was leaving a abusive marriage. This is really draining and I don’t know who to go too. I have to make a living and take care of myself. I can’t let these people intimidate me. I grew up to love everyone and please don’t think I’m making this up this is my life and it happens everyday. I’m shocked this is happening to me in 2023 but this is what happens in the real work in the South. Esp when your out numbered.
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eMortal · M
I think it’s trauma talking. You’ve crossed that step where everything is perceived as aggression. You need to talk to someone. But if your life is really in danger, move to the West Coast. No one cares in California and Washington whether or not the price of your car matches the color of your skin.
Lexiitexii · 31-35, F
@eMortal I’m not just being dramatic less than 24 hours has passed I just got off work while I was finishing a job, someone from a white pick up truck told me to gtfo out the road and called me a Monkey!!! This is everyday life blk ppl are not just making this up. It’s not my trauma talking. You know what’s traumatic is getting hatred everyday. It’s even weirder because y’all know what this country is built on and then y’all are turning around and telling me what I’m saying and seeing and witnessing isn’t true. Tonight less than a hour ago since I been home I got called a monkey. !!! By two grown yt men. Idk if I want to pray or curse them.