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Originally Posted by pelathais
Being from a family of mixed race, I take particular umbrage to your definition of "racism" here. The countless times when I have been attacked, belittled, slandered or otherwise suffered overt racism for being "too white" are uncountable. I have family members that could "pass for black" in most circumstances, but they are often ridiculed for not being "black enough." I have cousins who live on the Cherokee Nation who won't even speak to me in public in front of other Cherokee because I look too much like my Irish mother.
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Pelathais, sound like you and I share a lot of the same racial background and issues.