I Lost a Friendship with a Dutch Friend Because I Refused to be "Saved" by Him

One of the most tiresome parts of racial politics is this idea that black people require saving & if you don't accept this position as a black person, there must be something wrong with you.

I lost a friendship with a Dutch friend because I refused to be saved by him.

I originally met him in Munich, Germany while I was hopping around Europe by myself and …