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Originally Posted by DrPhil
The relative few white people who do live in historically and predominantly Black neighborhoods have their Black Card Cliff Notes and have a general idea what to do and what not to do.
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
 Correct. Our last "Black People Meeting" didn't address how all Black people should feel about and respond to images of the Confederacy. Yet, there is a general understanding of what the Confederacy symbolizes to the average person of the African Diaspora (not just Black Americans), agree or disagree. |
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
They brought it up right after lunch.
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I'm so happy I wasn't eating my breakfast in front of the computer when I read these because it would be all over the screen and keyboard.
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
If I had a dollar for everytime a white person said or did something that I considered racially offensive, rooted in privilege and power dynamics, and/or displayed racialized symbols that can be interpreted in different ways. If I had a dollar for everytime I had to ignore these things as to not lose a professional opportunity, be branded as the "angry Black woman," or have the police knocking at my door.
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I might not be rich, but I'd definitely have a WHOLE lot more money than I do now.
ETA: And I'd be able to afford to pay someone to train K_S how to take proper minutes.