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mwrguy

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1. K&R !

Reply to loyalsister (Original post)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 12:28 PM

Sep 2016

She has a way with words.

"We usually don’t call out our acquaintances and friends about their micro-aggressions towards us — probably because we know they’re fragile, and when we do correct them, there’s a large amount of white tears that fall and hit our shoes, shoes that are now soaked from the previous white person’s tears you just had a work meeting with. "

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It’s Time To Call Out ‘Nice Racists’ And Their White Fragility [View all] loyalsister Sep 2016 OP

K&R ! mwrguy Sep 2016 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #4

Code of conduct: We will not be racist or tolerate racism in any form. Democrats_win Sep 2016 #2

Not sure if the definitions are fully agreed upon at west point loyalsister Sep 2016 #3

I do call them out Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #5

That's also a reason lovemydog Sep 2016 #9

Sometimes it doesn't say a word Skidmore Sep 2016 #6

So true. lovemydog Sep 2016 #8

Great post. lovemydog Sep 2016 #7

I think it was Mr. Scorpio that posted a hilarious video about fragile white feelings in this forum Number23 Sep 2016 #10