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CousinIT

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2. Sexism and racism perpetuates physical, spiritual and emotional violence...

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:40 PM

Jun 2017

...while no one is hanging nooses ro intimidate women, oppression and abuse of women as something less than human is as much a problem. The 2016 election was the absolute epitome of overt racism and sexism wherein a minority of racists and sexists - ignorant, fear and hate-driven conservatives carried out a vicious campaign of backlash against our first black president and a potential female one.

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The So-Called Uptick In Hate Is Fundamentally American [View all] sheshe2 Jun 2017 OP

It is a white problem, sheshe. brer cat Jun 2017 #1

"If we learned nothing else during 2016, it is that the "isms" are very entrenched in America." sheshe2 Jun 2017 #3

Sexism and racism perpetuates physical, spiritual and emotional violence... CousinIT Jun 2017 #2

LONG past time,ss2!!! BlueMTexpat Jun 2017 #4