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Boomer

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13. Uncomfortable White People

Wed May 9, 2018, 07:13 AM

May 2018

So many "but I'm not a racist" White People try to escape feeling uncomfortable about race by playing the color-blind card. It's their end-run attempt to avoid the entire issue and absolve themselves of White People Guilt, which is apparently a very heavy burden to bear.

I'm a White Person. A few generations back, one branch of my family owned slaves. I can't make that "uncomfortable" history go away. Day by day, I'm learning to live with discomfort that pales in comparison to what black people face every day.

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