Describe a time when someone offended you with their words.

There was a time when someone made a joke about my abilities in front of a group, claiming I wasn’t as good as I thought I was at a particular activity. The way they said it was dismissive and undermining like they didn’t take my efforts seriously. It wasn’t just a casual remark either—it was said in a way that seemed to challenge my self-worth. Today we read a poem called Incident by Cuntee Cullen. We had to answer questions, talk to the class, and write 10 sentences about when he was called a negro. 

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