Growing up in Nigeria West Africa, there is also a racial difference between being a man or a woman, especially when it comes to go out and have the privilege of doing what you what you want to do when it comes to who you date and how much you date. When I arrived in Canada, I not only faced racism from my peers, but I also faced racism from people who were also from Nigeria, especially women. I remember when I was new to Canada, some kids would pick on me based on the way I talk, my complexion and telling me to go back to Africa because I'm not wanted here. I was not only discriminated against for my race and cultural background, but also for being a woman, especially when it comes to being a woman of color. I remember when boys or girls would taunt me, pick on me, bother me and make fun of me. Many male students will say "oh she's pretty for a black girl", some will say "I didn't know there were light skinned girls in Africa". Many African girls who came to Canada or any western country are still so rude and aggressive. towards other women, not because they want to, but because many feel challenged and the best way to feel powerful and comfortable with their own lives or their own appearance, they always want oppressing another woman by bringing her down in every way and form possible. Oppression is when someone with power or privilege treats you cruelly or with unwarranted treatment or control. The oppression and harsh treatment I experienced from others who were not of my cultural background was not as painful as the oppression I experienced from people from my background cultural. It was more painful for me because instead of guiding me and trying to help me survive the oppression I faced from other children, they added to that oppression by harassing me, fighting me physically but above all following me home. attack me and my name