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Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
Oh I'm sorry what were you saying? I have no doubt that people have done that to you. FINE..........My point is don't freaking think that just because I'm white racism hasn't happened to me. Just because you're black doesn't mean you are the only one it has happened to. If people calling you a stupid black girl is racist, how is people calling me a stupid white girl NOT racist? Because there are more white people in power in the US? GIVE ME A BREAK! THAT IS THE DUMBEST THING I"VE EVER HEARD.
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Why the anger?
As a white person, I can tell you that I have never experienced anything close to racism. Even if a black person called me a stupid white girl -- it would make no difference. There is nothing a black person can say or do to me to change the fact that, as a white person, I'm in a powerful position in this country.
If you think that racism isn't rampant in our society, you're incorrect. Believe me, I saw it first hand EVERY SINGLE DAY while working as a public defender in a conservative, predominantly white county. People doing nothing wrong get pulled over while driving because they're black. People standing outside their own apartments smoking cigarettes and minding their own business get harassed by the police because they're black. Innocent kids get followed around in stores by security guards and accused of things they didn't do because they're black. I'd be willing to bet a big wad of cash and my entire handbag collection that none of those things will EVER happen to you or me.
Yes, what happened in the past is the past, but nobody just gets over it. If you're in an abusive relationship for years and one day get out, you're not just over it -- what you've experienced shapes who you are and who you become. If your mom was in an abusive relationship for years, chances are that becomes part of how you are raised and how your view of the world is shaped.
What I want to know is how do we make it better?