Missy is a fictional character from the show Big Mouth. She is a 13 year old biracial middle schooler and is one of the main characters of this show. Missy is a short, scrawny, emotional, geeky girl who has trouble finding herself. Something that stood out to me was one episode, she goes on a rant about how she does not find herself black enough. In this episode, she goes to visit her dad’s side of the family, and she proceeds to be confused about her identity. She mentions her white mom washes her hair with toothpaste, and yells at her dad for not “teaching” nor sharing his culture with her, which ultimately leads her to be an outcast to the black community. Although this show is fictional, this episode stood out to me because many biracial kids around the world can relate to not knowing where they fit in. Biracial kids who are more on the lighter side have skin color advantages and privileges but do not fit in with the white privilege because of their features, unless they are extremely white passing. Colorism is a very prevalent issue in many cultures, and because this character is on the fairer side, she reaps benefits socially. Missy grew in a predominantly white town with all white friends, in a very big house so she benefits from classism and socioeconomic privilege from being part of the middle class. When put in an environment with all black people, she does not seem to fit in. Socially white people would see her better than they do other black people that lean towards more stereotypical appearances, behaviors, language, etc. White privilege is displayed in this episode when her African American father gets stopped at the airport for no reason, but her mom brought a gun and the police laughed with her. Missy is a small pre teen who is a showcase example for many other biracial kids.
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