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womanofthehills

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 09:52 AM Aug 2017

Racist picks on wrong woman and teen stands up for Filipino couple in train [View all]

‘Using my white privilege for the right reasons’: Florida woman justifies brutal beatdown of racist woman

“This is a young country built on racism,” Dagg wrote. “Black people have been disenfranchised for over 250 years. The faster white people accept and validate the truth, the closer we’ll come to a place of peace and understanding.

“Fighting racism is dependent on me using my white privilege for the right reasons,” she added
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“The white woman tried to use her white privilege on me, the fact that I am white too seemed to have slipped her mind,” she wrote, adding, “If you see it, say something.”


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/using-my-white-privilege-for-the-right-reasons-florida-woman-justifies-brutal-beatdown-of-racist-woman/


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WATCH: Teen train passenger shuts down white woman’s screaming racist tirade at Filipino couple
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/watch-teen-train-passenger-shuts-down-white-womans-screaming-racist-tirade-at-filipino-couple/
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