How the 'Karen Meme' Confronts the Violent History of White Womanhood

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43. It is everywhere

But urban areas, whether North or South, seem to have broken down some of the stereotypes (certainly not all) more quickly just from encountering each other together more in public. Still, much bias exists, especially in housing, and in education.

My husband grew up in South Carolina, but had the unusual experience of being only one of 8 or 9 white kids in his high school (his mother stayed after “white flight” set in). I have never known anyone with less implicit bias, and I’ve always felt that it is due to the familiarity he received in his formative years. This is why I was so saddened when most cities abandoned the voluntary or enforced desegregation plans for their schools in the late 90s and early 2000s. My kids gained so much from attending schools with a rainbow of colors in their classrooms. I think we need to think about it again.

Familiarity breeds understanding, not contempt.