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moriah

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25. I'm certainly not proud of the actions of my white suffragette forebears...

Reply to barbtries (Reply #7)

Thu May 10, 2018, 09:06 PM

May 2018

... who tried to suggest white women deserved voting rights before black people.

I'm sure there are many today who can't easily understand that we have privilege just because we're female, if we're also white. In fact, we have an extremely high level of privilege when it comes to "feeling uncomfortable" with anyone, but especially a black male, and having people run to protect us.

We have to work together, not against each other. And too many people get short-sighted and don't see that.

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Braasch called cops on other black Yale student. he was making her "uncomfortable" , "didn't belong" [View all] Demovictory9 May 2018 OP

so she's an active JustAnotherGen May 2018 #1

She is an active racist. redstatebluegirl May 2018 #2

I'm a black DU'er JustAnotherGen May 2018 #3

I missed all of that I was busy writing a grant report. redstatebluegirl May 2018 #4

I'm Still Using It Me. May 2018 #5

Yaaaas! JustAnotherGen May 2018 #9

I haven't spent a lot of time here over the past few weeks Control-Z May 2018 #16

Wypipo. Blue_true May 2018 #34

Sorry, I do not know what you mean by the w word dhol82 May 2018 #26

I feel Braasch should not be allowed to finish that grad program ProudLib72 May 2018 #6

Sarah Braasch is the one who does not belong. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #18

this is more on Braasch from the article: barbtries May 2018 #7

People are complicated mythology May 2018 #15

Not that complicated localroger May 2018 #21

She doesn't believe black women are women too? IronLionZion May 2018 #22

yeah. barbtries May 2018 #23

She's white before she's a woman wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #29

I'm certainly not proud of the actions of my white suffragette forebears... moriah May 2018 #25

Theyve cherry picked two incidents. mr_liberal May 2018 #36

How many other times do you think this woman called campus security? moriah May 2018 #38

i don't think so. barbtries May 2018 #43

Always believe the woman Blue_Adept May 2018 #8

Really? Me. May 2018 #10

Sometimes a little levity Blue_Adept May 2018 #11

She's totally not racist RockRaven May 2018 #12

Well, That's It Then! ProfessorGAC May 2018 #13

Well there you go then MaryMagdaline May 2018 #32

Just a little Yale economic anxiety, surely...nt SidDithers May 2018 #14

Two things can be done: Enforce false report laws, & Sue police command & training Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #17

Exactly what is called for. Make her pay the costs of MaryMagdaline May 2018 #33

I think Braasch should be allowed to keep her appointment in Latvia DFW May 2018 #19

Maybe some DUers can coddle her for economic anxieties IronLionZion May 2018 #20

Give her another summa cum laude degree to add to her collection of degrees dalton99a May 2018 #28

K&R! Nt Anon-C May 2018 #24

The Trumpanzee loves hate speech and actively practices hate dalton99a May 2018 #27

Nah, she's supposed to be one of us wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #31

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She book-smart, but lacking in all areas of humanity. dreamland May 2018 #35

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It's good this is being brought to the forefront. It's good that we are talking about it. nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #39

K&R :( Cha May 2018 #41