Dear White People: Please Stop Comparing Us to Food

It’s weird, okay?

Savannah Worley

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An open jar of caramel with a wooden spoon on top
Photo by Matt Diosdado on Unsplash

“You look like caramel. Yummy!”

I immediately blocked the white person who said this to me. I was no longer interested in dating them.

Usually, I get “caramel.” Black people in general typically get “chocolate.”

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Savannah Worley

Essayist who writes about social justice, racism, and mental health | she/her | Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/skworley