In school social circles, I always find myself "The Token Black Guy." I thought of this term for my role after viewing an episode of Scrubs on TV. I started thinking about the small number of black students at my school. It is something I have always turned a blind eye to. I've never really been bothered about being the only black friend most of my friends have. But at times, it leads me to …showed first 75 words of 464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 464 total…to a cliché: just be yourself. I realize that being black will always give judgmental people an immediate idea of who I am, which can't be helped. People are more comfortable when things and people fit into molds. On the upside, I think I've grown enough as a person to be able to deal with it. It makes me try not to judge people, which is something I'm getting better at every day.