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Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible pt. 4 (Original Post) MrScorpio Mar 2013 OP
I remember when I first learned about prejudism. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #1

LiberalLoner

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1. I remember when I first learned about prejudism.
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 03:44 PM
Mar 2013

I was in 3rd grade in Alexandria Virginia. The teacher told us about how some people thought other people with darker skin weren't as good. I actually burst out laughing because the idea of that was so ridiculous to me that I thought the teacher was pulling our legs and joking.

I didn't get it because white privilege protected me from knowing about racism.

I wonder how many, many things I don't get even to this day and probably wont ever get because I have white privilege. I suck. I don't want to suck but I do.

I probably shouldn't even be posting because what could I possibly say of any value?

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