Writing Competition! As part of the anti-discrimination iniatives of the month of March, we organized a writing competition where participants were invited to submit texts on the theme of discrimination and/or celebrating differences. We publish here the top submissions from college and lycee: Congratulations to Romain T. in Terminale and Romane V. in 5eme! Thank you to all our participants for all the creative, thought-provoking and touching texts we received--you can read them by following this link. Look out for another competition coming soon!
COLLEGE:
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- Romane V.
Most people didn’t approach her but didn’t bother her either. I, for instance, was part of those people. In class, she always sat by the windows, in the back. She often seemed to daydream looking out, but whenever teachers called on her she would answer every time, correctly. Teachers never truly realised that she wasn’t part of any friend group and didn’t treat her any differently. But amongst the students she was. She wasn’t bullied, wasn’t part of most gossip, wasn’t much envied. But she was discreetly stared at, quietly mocked, sometimes looked down on. Being smart, athletic, slim, gentle, none of those reasons were the true cause of it. She was discriminated against for her peculiar eyes. Her brown eye and blue eye. I didn’t know her, I’d barely talked to her, I’d never looked her in the eyes. My friends thought she was a weirdo with all her good grades and nice sport moves as well as those eyes. I didn’t agree with all their prejudice, but I couldn’t entirely deny her not being normal. She was different, I mean we all are but her, I don’t know. I can’t put a word on it. She was intriguing. Way more than other people. You now know the reason for all my close observations. She intrigued me. As a matter of fact, she still does today. Don’t take me for a stalker though! Not me.
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