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In reply to the discussion: As a black man living in America (A nice, long essay)... [View all]dobleremolque
(491 posts)55. In all the years I've been on DU
this is the best, most important and most applicable thing I've ever read on this site.
I say this as a white male, 70+ years old, raised in the South, in a family that regularly used derogatory language to refer to people of color, in a community where I never interacted socially with any person of color until I was in my mid-20s.
My racism is baked in. Rooting it out is a lifelong task.
Example: A few days ago, when a vehicle driven by a black person cut me off in traffic the "N" word autonomically arose in my thoughts, but did not escape my lips. I immediately reproached myself for just having the thought.
That's progress, isn't it?
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