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In reply to the discussion: An Observation About White People and Wypipo [View all]LakeArenal
(28,813 posts)I agree. So now in my life I have been...white, a woman, a teacher, fat,old,a honky, cu*!, bitch, the middle child, an underachiever, an object, a Democrat ,a hippie, college student, a radical, a loser, unemployed user, a fully employed American and currently an entitled retired person. Labels I agree with, some I dont. Now Im a racist because I dont like some new made up labels.
Some experiment in hand raising.
The thing is, I was raised in pure white America. My parents were way more racist than the norm in suburbia. So I have struggled with my cultural awareness.
My first year of college was quite an awakening in way more ways than meeting all races. I have made plenty of ignorant moves, including overcompensating and insulting POC by doing so. All I can say is my truth. I cant speak yours. But I know my heart is in the right place. My brain may let me down at times. But I believe I have finally reached a point where being a POC is not the first thing I notice about a person. It took many many years. Its my weakness in character that took a long time.
These posts make me feel others see color first. Labels required.
Thanks professor, for repeated label making.