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In reply to the discussion: Two Black Women Walk Into The Grocery Store . . . [View all]eppur_se_muova
(36,256 posts)86. These students may not have expected anything like that ...
and didn't know how to deal with it. If that sounds odd, let me assure you it is quite possible to grow up white and *never* have to deal with situations like that until you are well along in years. Hopefully, these students will wake up a bit after this but that first experience can leave you literally dumbstruck if it's not something you've ever had to deal with before. My mother went through that when she first moved to the South (in the 50's) and she didn't know how to respond to the incredibly racist attitudes she encountered because she grew up in a family that taught their kids to behave better than that. Of course, now she knows exactly what she *should* have said at the time, but the moment is past. C'est la vie.
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What a great woman and a lesson well-taught..Thanks for posting. Teachable moment..n/t
monmouth3
Jan 2014
#2
I had a conversation about white privilege with my 20-yr-old daughter the other day
lapislzi
Jan 2014
#13
Hell, go down to Sicily, girlfriend! It's a short row to the African littoral...!
MADem
Jan 2014
#79
I'm the kind of person who speaks up too, and I see soooooo many who don't.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jan 2014
#24
What the hell? Did she think that her racist comments would make you swoon or something?
Number23
Jan 2014
#53
Love it! I'm white with a black granddaughter and I'd probably rip anybody
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2014
#70
I am white and I totally get this - yet you could tell white conservatives this
MillennialDem
Jan 2014
#94