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Old 05-01-2014, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by barbara View Post
I think white people and black/brown people have different understandings of racism.

And, I don't mean for that to sound racist... But, as a middle age, white female my life experiences have never allowed me to feel what it must be like as a young black male who is suspect because he is walking home in the rain with a bag of skittles.
By the same token, Barbara, I would imagine that you, like many others, may be uncomfortable walking alone through parts of South Central LA after dark.
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