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In reply to the discussion: The online attitudes of quite a few "Progressive" white folks regarding dehumanizing language [View all]quickesst
(6,309 posts)32. I am also white.....
.... but I don't presume to know what they are thinking unless they tell me. I have no magic connection to their minds.
You presume to speak for a large number of people, most of whom you do not know. That is totally different than speaking for people you know and are familiar with who may have voiced their opinions to you.
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The online attitudes of quite a few "Progressive" white folks regarding dehumanizing language [View all]
The Polack MSgt
May 2018
OP
I'm confused. Who are the "they" you are saying are not percieving POC as human?
Squinch
May 2018
#1
I'm looking for the peer-reviewed and objective sources in your arguments as well..
LanternWaste
May 2018
#50