Zana’s Reviews > The Unboxing of a Black Girl > Status Update

"Outside. I learned that simply being a girl meant I was expected to just deal with toxicity. Be seen, not heard. Be still. Be feminine. Smile. And, being a Black girl meant I was also expected to simultaneously be strong in the face of it all. Toxic customs. Toxic systems. Toxic ideologies. Toxic culture. And toxic boys/men."