I agree with whomever said it's all about prior experience. Of course I don't understand why minorities can be quicker to point out a racial issue than I (as a white, middle-class, Southern girl whose family is about as white bread as it gets) would--but that's because I haven't had the experiences that they've had. I think in some areas, like the one where I'm from, people are moving away from all-out discrimination to just pretending that race issues/differences/whatever don't exist...which is probably just as bad, in a way.
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