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African American

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

1. I'm listening and learning.

Reply to Coolest Ranger (Original post)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 08:16 AM

Aug 2015

As a woman, I've felt misogyny firsthand. I can empathize and try every day to understand what PoC experience and try to help change it.

I'm sorry for each and every one of those experiences you've had and more.

We need to do better.

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Just remember. [View all] Coolest Ranger Aug 2015 OP

I'm listening and learning. PeaceNikki Aug 2015 #1

I can do more than that. stone space Aug 2015 #2

Some times "white pass" doesn't work. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #9

We were swimming at a local swimming hole once. stone space Aug 2015 #11

I told this story before here... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #13

What you describe is not too dissimilar from BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #15

My husband noted that same thing JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #16

So well said mcar Aug 2015 #3

Thanks for describing how we lack the privilege of living within a cocoon of white normality MrScorpio Aug 2015 #4

thank you ellennelle Aug 2015 #5

k&r Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #6

K&R. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #7

Well written winterwar Aug 2015 #8

Thank you for laying this all out so clearly. I'm just an old white guy. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #10

Thanks for the post! ybbor Aug 2015 #12

A Kick and A Rec for the East Coast Lunch Hour JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #14

Kick for the east coast after work crowd Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #17

Thanks, CR, needs to be posted in the paper or on Thom Hartmann's show. freshwest Aug 2015 #18

Damn straight! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #20

A late day kick JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #21