Growing up Black is different for all of us, but no lie, a mad amount of the tweets associated with that viral hashtag trip down memory lane were just all the way real. Here are some of the ones that gave us life:
#GrowingUpBlack when you see your white friends talk back to their parents and not get whooped or yelled at 😨
— Ally (@ally_wes1) July 15, 2015
#growingupblack when people come up to you and ask “can i touch your hair”?
— Rayna Joyyy (@rayraywallace) July 15, 2015
“Get off my bed smelling like outside” #growingupblack
— _YoungMarilyn (@__Benjamiin) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack hearing your mom pull up 3 hours later when you forgot to put the meat out pic.twitter.com/baRLdbw6Cw
— $lim. (@VelvetHoopD) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack “I was leaving it to soak” -Every black kids excuse as to why they didn’t wash that pot in the sink.” @itsmomodoee
— Taylor Gaunt (@UMMMM_okkkk) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack pic.twitter.com/q69Lw11xUG
— Shakima (@miesh_b) July 15, 2015
Black Television #GrowingUpBlack pic.twitter.com/DF5JBk4hqZ
— AintThat.Maddie (@MadisonPaul2018) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack Crying cause you Gettin burned by one of these and ya mama say “it’s just the heat” 😩😭 pic.twitter.com/Jez9Xtq7f4“
— Twelve/Four (@Smiley__Giggles) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack when you make a point not to be a ghetto stereotype: “Yeah but u aren’t really black, you’re like white on the inside”
— #pizza (@e_henderpants) July 15, 2015
Having to get your hair washed in the sink 😭😂 #GrowingUpBlackpic.twitter.com/N2n0fDmlFZ
— blackBird (@OhSoThatsBre) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack When it starts burning, but you don’t say anything cause you want your hair to look real good. pic.twitter.com/N54MF006Xl
— tae bae. (@FatalThoughts_) July 15, 2015
And y’all know we had to get in on it, too!
#GrowingUpBlack When your mom oiled your scalp with this stuff and people always asked why your hair smelled so good. pic.twitter.com/gR6YC8dAVa
— Sesi Magazine (@Sesimag) July 15, 2015
#GrowingUpBlack When your mom broke so many plastic brushes in your thick (gorgeous) hair, so she finally switched to the wooden kind.
— Sesi Magazine (@Sesimag) July 15, 2015
What are some of your own crazy/amazing/hilarious #GrowingUpBlack moments? Share ’em in the comments below!
