"I've always been really into street wear and items like Timberlands, etc., but I feel like, as a white girl, people often perceive that as me trying to co-opt an urban culture that's not 'mine' to touch. Liking these kinds of clothes has never had anything to do with me wanting to seem more in line with a certain race, I just think they look cool, but I've definitely gotten the 'white girl trying to play black' card, as if all black people are walking around in hoodies and Timbs." — Clare, white
"I never really hopped on the hipster flannel-wearing bandwagon because it felt too suggestive of the stereotypical chola girl, and you'll never see me wearing loads and loads of jewelry (no #armparties for me) for the same reason. I wish I was cool enough not to care, but the shame I felt about my background growing up is so hard to shake." — Daniela, Mexican American
