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Graduating Black Teen Has The Best Senior Quote In The Yearbook

Calling out White privilege one quote at a time.
Graduating Black Teen Has Best Senior Quote In Yearbook
Twitter.com/TRILLAAXX
By Lauren Porter · Updated October 26, 2020
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Being Black means you have the ability to code-switch your way through life with ease, and one teen knew just how to express that. 

For her senior quote in her high school yearbook, graduating senior Savanna Tomlinson made the perfect reference to White privilege with her hilarious addition. “Anything is possible when you sound Caucasian on the phone,” the quote beside her senior picture read.

https://twitter.com/TRILLAAXX_/status/859483514072444928

 

The 17-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida teen set Twitter ablaze with the comedic but realistic commentary, with people agreeing that her reference was spot on with their own experiences. 

me literally every time I answer the phone lol pic.twitter.com/lwSXhLklFk

— sydney (@okayysyd) May 3, 2017

pic.twitter.com/s0zEhm23wV

— Yoncé (@MILKY_DAH_DIVA) May 2, 2017

@mcculloughsean..U have no idea how many interviews went GREAT on the phone & change when i came to the office..DWL

— elrick 🇲🇸 (@elrickvm) May 3, 2017

Sounding all Caucasian on the phone then show up to the interview all AfAm, now the receptionist is like..."Who called you?!" pic.twitter.com/xW20zQEpQE

— Michonne Grimes (@tammie_grier) May 3, 2017

In the days since the photo was posted on Twitter, the tweet has received nearly 60,000 retweets and more than 144,000 likes. 

While the internet found her quote hilarious, one person did not–her mother!

https://twitter.com/TRILLAAXX_/status/859517796136488962

Hey mom, she was just being honest!

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