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Taken, But Never Credited

December 10, 2025
By G1tter_g1ue BRONZE, Lufkin, Texas
G1tter_g1ue BRONZE, Lufkin, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
''Believe in yourself, have confidence and perseverance. No matter how many times you do it, you do it again, until it's right.'' - Michael Jackson


They love black culture

Our food, music, and style

but hate black people.

They love our braids and wear them as their own 

but doesn't know the history behind them.

They love soul food

chicken, watermelon, and kool-aid 

but when we enjoy them it's a "stereotype".

They love R&B, Hip-Hop, and Pop but hates

the people who made the genres popular. 

They copy our styles yet despise the people 

that wore them first. 

They call us ghetto, uncivilized, criminals.

They say we're loud and dehumanize us 

yet talk about us, make skits about us 

Obsessed with the people they claim to hate. 

They love what we create 

But hate the creator. 


The author's comments:

This poem is about how other people treat black culture but doesn't treat the people the same way they treat their creation.


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