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ladym55

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22. I have some recommended reading for people

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 03:14 PM

Jul 2018

Waking Up White by Debby Wright. It might help some of the pearl-clutching that I keep seeing on DU.

I am a 63-year-old white woman. I have enjoyed something called white privilege all of my life. That meant that my son could go jogging without his ID and not end up at the police station (cuz he looked suspicious in his own neighborhood). That was not the case for the son of my AA co-worker. My daughter can drive and not get pulled over regularly (unlike her AA coworker).

People of color experience life much differently than I do every day. I don't get asked "No, really, where are you FROM?" I don't get followed in the drug store. I won't have the cops called me when I canvass for a political candidate. If I had fallen asleep in the common room of my dorm, I would not be awakened by a cop asking if I belong there.

We need to be woke, and we need to recognize racism that pervades every aspect of our society.

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White people [View all] catbyte Jul 2018 OP

Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #1

Who? catbyte Jul 2018 #2

Hey a mirror elehhhhna Jul 2018 #4

Seriously? with this sort of bullshit happening on a daily basis? catbyte Jul 2018 #9

This is for you EffieBlack Jul 2018 #30

Thank you. catbyte Jul 2018 #32

Projecting? paleotn Jul 2018 #13

More divisive garbage elehhhhna Jul 2018 #3

Why do you think it' "divisive?" EffieBlack Jul 2018 #5

Because its offensive to white people who are on this board. lancelyons Jul 2018 #12

I'm not ashamed in the least. The only people who have the luxury of "ignoring color" catbyte Jul 2018 #15

I'm white and I am not offended. kwassa Jul 2018 #16

I'm white. I'm not offended. NY_20th Jul 2018 #17

I'm white and I'm offended by those who are offended. MrsCoffee Jul 2018 #19

Now you're talking. Good post. brush Jul 2018 #20

Nice ck4829 Jul 2018 #26

I'm not offended by it ck4829 Jul 2018 #25

Offensive is not the same thing as divisive EffieBlack Jul 2018 #28

It seems to me a *lot* of people misuse the word 'divisive' ck4829 Jul 2018 #29

Exactly EffieBlack Jul 2018 #31

I'm white. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #34

The white people who are offended Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #36

+1 OnDoutside Jul 2018 #8

You don't get it, do you. paleotn Jul 2018 #11

As a white person I do not believe this is divisive nini Jul 2018 #33

That's a most convenient label to slap onto any conversations about race. LanternWaste Jul 2018 #37

Nice post, catbyte. Baitball Blogger Jul 2018 #6

They are white people who don't take the slightest time treestar Jul 2018 #7

Love your post. Simple and straight to the point. pazzyanne Jul 2018 #14

Truth hurts, sometimes. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #10

SOME "white people". George II Jul 2018 #18

Far too many white people NY_20th Jul 2018 #23

"Wypipo" B Stieg Jul 2018 #21

I have some recommended reading for people ladym55 Jul 2018 #22

Exactly. NY_20th Jul 2018 #24

Exactly. Thank you. catbyte Jul 2018 #27

Thank you, catbyte. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #35