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African American

captain queeg

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1. It feels strange when the shoe is on the other foot

Reply to BWdem4life (Original post)

Sun Sep 3, 2023, 01:32 PM

Sep 2023

We are not used to it and don’t realize how it feels. I went into a Mexican restaurant years ago and got the stink eye and they wouldn’t oserve me. Makes you realize how minorities are treated all the time.

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Racism... not just for white people [View all] BWdem4life Sep 2023 OP

It feels strange when the shoe is on the other foot captain queeg Sep 2023 #1

Sounds like sexism too. Merlot Sep 2023 #2

Well, both higher-ups are female BWdem4life Sep 2023 #3

Michelle Obama Said It Best qwlauren35 Sep 2023 #4

Oh, she's not planning on actually saying that. nt BWdem4life Sep 2023 #5