Questionnaire response
RESPONSES
A. #1
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Where are you from ?
France, Rwanda and Burundi
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In which country did you live?
France, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal, Cameroon
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How old are you ?
27
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When did you realize that your skin color made you different than others?
At a summer camp in France in a country village
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When did this take on a negative connotation?
When I was asked if there were houses where I lived, electricity etc...
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Have you experienced episodes of racism against yourself (this varies from micro-attacks to acts of violence)?
a. Yes
b. No
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If you answered "yes" to the previous question, what was the event that struck you the most? (or "the events")
I'm not sure anymore but there was a party where I was told 'people like you' (I can't really confirm)
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What would define your skin color the most among the following propositions: (for lack of adequate words please do not be offended by them)
a. 'Light skin'
b. 'Mixed'
c. 'Black'
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Have you ever witnessed racist acts around you?
a. Yes
b. No
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Have you ever heard 'inappropriate' comments from those around you?
a. Yes
b. No
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If so, it took place within which group (s) among the following? (Many answers are possible)
a. Your group of friends + acquaintances (so rather friends of your friends)
b. Your group of friends
c. Within your family
d. At school / at university
e. At work
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For each of the boxes checked in the previous question, please specify how you felt at that time? Did you react? Yes? No ? Why?
Angry
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What is your relationship with your skin color?
I LOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!
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Has your relationship to your skin color always been the same? (Whether the answer is yes or no, please explore the evolution of this relationship over time)
I love it, have always loved it and will always love it.
I would love to catch sunrays to get my complexion back (winter makes me pale!)
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Do you agree that with age you gain a better understanding of what racism is?
Yes, moreover, with the digital age there are a lot of racist situations visible in broad daylight. Also, I think that with age each one of us makes his own definition, starting from what racism is in its true sense.
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Over time, do you feel more apt to be against racism or on the contrary less apt? (In both cases, please specify for what reason (s))
No more, no less, at the same level as I have always been.
For me, the notion of racism goes against living together - which is very important to me because of the childhood I had.
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Do you have or would you like to have children?
I would want to
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If so, is the notion of racism something that comes to your mind when you think about potentially bringing into the world / educating another human being and being responsible for it? Why ?
Yes, with the notions of sharing, differences, acceptance and living together that I have always known in my childhood where I never paid attention to the differences of color, nationality, religion, sexual orientation etc... and that I would like to instill in a child.
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Where do you currently live?
The beautiful city of paris
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Where would you see yourself living? When choosing this place, do you take into account the notion of racism? Yes? No ? Why ?
I could continue to live in France or in Africa and Asia. No, I would not take into account the notion of racism at first.
Nothing will stop me from going where I want to go
However, if there is pervasive racism there, I will leave and advise against this country wherever I go :) I will be less inclined to live long term in a place where I will not feel comfortable and less free to be who I am.
Racism for me goes against the notion of freedom.
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Here you can express anything you feel about racism that was not necessarily covered in the previous questions. (Whatever you feel, whatever you want to share).
If you read the other questions, you will understand that racism for me is not a single concept, it is grouped with a set of concepts that I explained above. Yes I have hope! For me it starts with education, parents have great roles to play in shaping the world of tomorrow.
If a child understands from a young age that everyone is different, that we all come from different places and that this is an ASSET. We will have already made a big step. NO TO GENDERED EDUCATION (small feminist conclusion).