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marie999

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20. I grew up in Roxbury, a part of Boston, in the 40s and 50s.

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 05:04 PM

Jul 2021

Half the people had light skin and half the people had darker skin. That's all I knew. I didn't know that there was a name for darker-skinned people because nobody ever mentioned it. If I made a new friend at school and told my parents, they never asked about what color her skin was. It wasn't until I went to junior high school in a small town that I learned what racism and antisemitism were.

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"I dont see color" he said. Lol. [View all] Eko Jul 2021 OP

I wish I didn't see color. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #1

Colors are beautiful. Eko Jul 2021 #2

Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #3

Also when you don't see color FreeState Jul 2021 #10

Yes!!! Eko Jul 2021 #11

We know a song about that, children ! OnDoutside Jul 2021 #16

"I don't see color" is a way of saying "It's all fixed now." Ron Green Jul 2021 #4

Yes, but it goes one step further. Eko Jul 2021 #5

And you know its a fake reality Eko Jul 2021 #6

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2021 #7

Thanks, Eko Jul 2021 #8

Exactly, the diversity itself is positive . And assimilation shouldn't mean giving JI7 Jul 2021 #9

I dont see color mean I dont see anything other than myself. Eko Jul 2021 #12

Invisibility... Generic Other Jul 2021 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other Jul 2021 #14

Then he doesn't see them at all. alphafemale Jul 2021 #15

I think you might have been a little hard on the guy in this instance. I get the impression he's Vinca Jul 2021 #17

No, Eko Jul 2021 #19

In the Army, we were told everyone is green Mysterian Jul 2021 #18

I grew up in Roxbury, a part of Boston, in the 40s and 50s. marie999 Jul 2021 #20