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African American

The Mouth

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4. It seems racism is so institutionalized

Reply to heaven05 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:48 AM

Oct 2017

that even protesting racism is considered anti-American by some folks.

In fairness, even white folks who *try* really hard to not be racist can have a honestly hard time seeing the institutional advantages they've grown up with, have, and use.

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White People Explain Why They Feel Oppressed [View all] MrScorpio Sep 2017 OP

There is truth in this radical noodle Sep 2017 #1

Absolutely... alotta truth. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #2

laughable, to me heaven05 Oct 2017 #3

It seems racism is so institutionalized The Mouth Oct 2017 #4

I hear white people whining about this. ismnotwasm Oct 2017 #5