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matt819

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4. You know, sometimes good work is just good work
Tue Apr 4, 2017, 03:17 PM
Apr 2017

There's a Danish woman who does NGO aid work in Nigeria. Building schools, taking care of kids, etc. I think she deserves a collective Nobel Peace Prize along with the Danish aid organization supporting her and the Nigerian individuals and NGOs working with her.

White privilege? Who knows? And in this case, who cares. She's doing good work? I don't think that the children who benefit from what she has done don't care that she's white.

I volunteer at a local homeless shelter. Many of the residents are white. Some are not. Want to criticize me for my white privilege? Go ahead. I'll still volunteer.

Sure, sometimes there are questions. And there's often a sort of arrogance. But let's not get lost in the weeds on this. Sometimes good work is just good work, whoever does it.

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