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In reply to the discussion: From little acorns of awareness, mighty oaks of denial grow [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)22. Every single word of this post is the truth
The feeling you get from them is no different from the hostility you get from just straight up bigots...it's just pushed a bit further down from the surface. But, it's still palpable.
Yep.
Hell, they're in the right place...maybe I'm in the wrong place. There's a reason there are so few blacks or other minorities on the site.
Yep and yep.
But the joke is on all of us. And I'm sorry, it's ESPECIALLY on the folks that donate to this place.
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There's absolutely no need for you to apologize. I don't care how embarrassing they are
MrScorpio
Feb 2014
#2
If this really is about the white privilege threads, I'd LOVE to see those 'acorns of awareness'
Number23
Feb 2014
#7
Since when is the onus put on persons to put up with shit in the name of educating them
JustAnotherGen
Feb 2014
#36
Don't you just love all the little trolls popping their heads up to spout on about this?
Number23
Feb 2014
#57