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JustAnotherGen

(33,786 posts)
8. It's not a safe space
Wed May 30, 2018, 09:22 AM
May 2018

So first - thank you for posting here. We watched it last night - and my husband kept saying 'see see see'.

He's an immigrant from a European country and he always 'felt it' when he moved here in 2001. When his family lived here in the 70's - his parents deliberately selected an area of the Bronx which WOULD bring their children into contact with people from all walks of life - so he didn't 'see it'.


Then he married me - and he pointed out SEVERAL times where he spoke up when a sales clerk glanced past me. He's also pointed out that it has never happened when we travel abroad.

There is MUCH America could learn in it's retail industry by visiting Costa Rica, Belize, Dominican Republican, Italy, France, Scotland, etc. etc. They might not have any less racial prejudice than America - but there is a much greater respect for the customer.

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Anderson had a great panel on too. applegrove May 2018 #1
I agree..... chillfactor May 2018 #2
+1 SunSeeker May 2018 #5
We all need to reach out everyday in every way to pbmus May 2018 #3
what I liked KT2000 May 2018 #4
I watched it with my husband and we agreed we need so much more of OregonBlue May 2018 #6
the muslim woman made clear the damage of drumph. mopinko May 2018 #7
It's not a safe space JustAnotherGen May 2018 #8
For this thread Gothmog May 2018 #9
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