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Originally posted by prayerfull
I'm with you Soror Steeltrap...but you know...I was raised in an environment where our family was the only black family in the neighborhood and my sister and I were always the only black kids in our school. I have heard some "interesting", bougie comments from my parents that can be classified somewhat like what you said in your post. I was pretty sheltered as a child. Perhaps going to an HBCU really helped me be well-rounded because I just might have ended up that same way.
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That sounds like it did help, and it was good that you sought it out. I didn't go to an HBCU and I was also sheltered, but somehow I picked up on the importance of commonality.
That's not to say that black co-workers should be the best of friends, but ideally, you want someone who's respectful and has basic manners, including SPEAKING to you.
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