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Originally posted by irishpipes
This post is extremely offensive. I am white, and my familiy's history has zero superiority or power in it. My Irish family starved at the hands of the English, was persecuted for their religious beliefs, and ultimately had little choice but to leave their beloved native land. My German family came here during the rise of Nazism, and my Grandmother spoke of having nothing to eat but old bread spread with lard.
Yes, whites do come from a variety of different nationalities, but so do black people. I have several friends who are from Nigeria, another from Uganda, and yet another from St. Lucia. Their family histories are completely different. To lump them all together by skin color would be ignorant.
Also, I couldn't get that link to work, so if I misinterpreted your post by missing what you linked, I apologize,.
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I wonder if I'm the only one who sees that you actually agreed with what she said.
In your case, it's not your whiteness that you are proud of, it is your family and their accomplishments -- as she said.
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