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5. Well, the article started well-reasoned.
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 09:02 AM
Aug 2018

But I wished she'd taken her conclusion further by pointing out what words she uses or has used to change the minds of racists. Would white supremacy do? How about white privileged and fragility? Shoot, I remember one white leader during a town hall meeting right after Ferguson, hosted by the late Gwen Ifill, saying that using the words "the system" was unacceptable. The author has to accept, too, that there is no reasoning with Willful Ignorance by those deeply committed to racism though there's centuries of evidence to prove them wrong.

Today.I.Can't.With.This.Racist.Apologist.Article. ~ irisblue

On Edit: It just hit me that the author is tone policing first with PoC and now with white anti-racists. SSDD.

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