The phrase, which has been described as “every urban Black woman’s angst”, was the first sexist comment ever levelled at me – and the first of many bizarre interactions I, along with many other Aboriginal women, endure when announcing our heritage.

Mostly, I am met with pure shock – and often, an onslaught of backhanded compliments:

“But you’re so articulate … and exotic.”
“You’re not like those other ones.”
“What percentage Aboriginal are you?”

via Don’t tell me I’m ‘too pretty to be Aboriginal’. It’s not a compliment; it’s racism | Sasha Sarago | Television & radio | The Guardian