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Originally Posted by DrPhil
This phrase is either overused or underused with little middle ground. A lot of people who think they have "experienced racism" actually have not. A lot of people who think that they have not "experienced racism" actually have.
Suffice it to say that having "experiences" means that someone has had experiences. It does not instantly make someone knowledgeable beyond being able to share their experience. They are experienced in the literal sense but that isn't enough to participate in every discussion of racial and ethnic relations.
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I disagree with the logic that people who read about experiences are more valuable than people who have been in those situations. They are valuable in different ways.
If these discussions should be limited to only those who spend extensive amounts of time researching the topic, then maybe it should never ever be broached here.
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