For some of my fellow white people, who feel you have been victimized due to your race

[DesertFlower]

106. the department i worked in for many years had 5 employees --

3 white women -- 2 african american.

the 2 african american women thought i came from priviledge because i wore nice clothes and jewelry. they were shocked when i told them how i grew up -- not enough money to take ham sandwiches for lunch at school -- had to eat bologna -- wore hand me down clothes. graduated high school at age 16 and had to work and pay room and board to help my mom. grew up in a cold water flat. i was sterotyped.

in many ways being white and attractive worked for me. i'm 72 years old. my first jobs were as a receptionist. back then only attractive white women were hired to sit at the front desk and represent the company.

my husband was passed up for a promotion because of quotas. an african american man got the job. hubby had to wait another 2 years for that promotion. his manager was truthful about it.

once those 2 women realized how i grew up their attitude changed toward me.