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Related: About this forumWe see how easy it is for this country to attack black women
Especially when they're our heroes.
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We see how easy it is for this country to attack black women (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Sep 2018
OP
Serena was treated more harshly not just because she is a woman but because SHE IS A BLACK WOMAN.
fleur-de-lisa
Sep 2018
#3
I see that, regardless of the circumstances of the fines or whatever, there is an
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2018
#4
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,779 posts)1. It sickens me!
heaven05
(18,124 posts)2. Always has been the go-to
when trying to prove cultural, racial, gender and moral superiority over one race and/or sex. ALWAYS.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,685 posts)3. Serena was treated more harshly not just because she is a woman but because SHE IS A BLACK WOMAN.
Black girls are treated the most harshly in schools, moreso than white kids or even black boys.
There is a systemic problem in America regarding BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN.
African American women are running for office in record numbers and I hope like hell they win.
BLACK WOMEN ARE AWESOME!
Eliot Rosewater
(32,547 posts)4. I see that, regardless of the circumstances of the fines or whatever, there is an
INSTANT attack, just like with Mr. Kaepernick.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)5. It's disgusting