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What is the Literal meaning and deeper meaning?

You’re Not Black

So how dare you? How dare you put me down!
Question my ethnicity, I’m still a shade of brown
And I’m sorry if I don’t live up to your ‘black norms’
But I live in a world with segregated dorms
Society crushes me, tells me I’m ugly
But copies my features, they must think it’s funny
I’m not trying to in any way be mean
But I live in a society covered in white sheen
Sorry to Bother You, but I should Get Out
’Cause The Hate U Give leaves me with no doubt
That I am not The Help, the help that you need
But the Hidden Figures are clear to see
That I should stop trying to be ‘Black’ and just try to be
Me

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the literal meaning is "that society hates black people yet they copy them" basically saying that people do be getting bigger lips and eyes, yet they still don't see them as equals. the deeper meaning is that most of the country is white, and they want the black people to leave, even though they're gonna steal they're features. I think by saying "That I should stop trying to be ‘Black’ and just try to be me" they mean to stop being "ugly and unwanted and to just be 'normal'" like other white people when at the end of the day, we are the same.

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