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Originally Posted by derAlte
This is a very interesting topic. As a naïve white guy, I was dismayed to find out that my African-American son-in-law and his family have to take similar actions to avoid ugly confrontations. Unfortunately, I was surprised to find out they are exposed to race-inspired hostility rather frequently. I had no idea. Makes me sick. It breaks my heart to hear my grandson tell me that already in third grade he gets called the "N" word or "poop stain," because of the color of his skin. Lily-white Grandpa doesn't know what to say.
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Wow. That's rough.
I guess all we can do is try to put such mindsets behind us as individuals.
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