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In response to Remo.
Racism is systemic oppression perpetuated by the group in power, with the goal of retaining power. Anybody can hate or be prejudiced, but that's not racism. And even though not every member of the benefiting group is a prejudiced hater, all of them enjoy privileges in the racist system. Let's own it
07:20 PM - Sep 09, 2023
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In response to Elizabeth Rogers.
You rock
09:13 PM - Sep 07, 2023
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In response to Acey Deecey 🚀🚀.
Gotcha. Thanks
07:21 PM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Acey Deecey 🚀🚀.
I got the impression that you do -- your reference to mostly white people's bag of tricks
05:39 PM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Your Cooper.
4/4
I know that for generations WP have insisted it's not ok to see things any way but the white way, but I want it to be ok to be white, too.
03:09 PM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Your Cooper.
3/
spout, "source?" Not bc I'm trying to trick anybody, or invalidate their experience. Because it's my culture. I'm skeptical. I want to go where they went, see what they saw, come to my own conclusions.

Ok, just one more spout:
03:08 PM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Your Cooper.
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then (completely separate work) to respect other ways as equally valid. From there I've worked to make room for other ways (removing racist assumptions) in my daily life. Where I'm hitting a wall is - well, this is a good example. When someone (any color) posts something I find suspect, I might
03:01 PM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Acey Deecey 🚀🚀.
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White person here. Agreed, you and I experience things differently because our cultures are different, and racist systems are built on WP's false assumption that our way is "of course" the right/only/best. In my journey to be anti-racist, I first had to become aware other ways even exist, and
02:33 PM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Happy4uu&u.
Thank you
06:31 PM - Aug 30, 2023
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In response to André Ware.
yells of air-conditioning ain't free!
Yup.
04:22 PM - Aug 30, 2023
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In response to Professor Kyle.
Love this, too
01:53 PM - Aug 30, 2023
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In response to Professor Kyle.
Thanks.
12:56 PM - Aug 30, 2023
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In response to Professor Kyle.
Tonight, after dinner, we'll get ourselves a couple of those soft-serve cones dipped in chocolate and take them out to our favorite bench on the pier. Lick after lick -- never mind the mess -- we'll watch the blue moon rise and the sun set. A fitting goodbye.
12:55 PM - Aug 30, 2023
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In response to Love Miracles.
Sounds nice, but the tiniest peek at nature says different. In the natural state, we best manage our resources and be on guard for predators. Good luck, though
01:51 PM - Aug 27, 2023
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In response to Mark Kubert, DC.
Soft serve ice cream cones dipped in chocolate, and, for the same reasons, Balboa Bars
Chips & dip (standing up at a party)
06:42 PM - Aug 16, 2023
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In response to Ethelred Busybody.
I admit it took me one more than it should have.
03:52 PM - Aug 16, 2023
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In response to Tilly Bridges.
Tilly, you rock
02:18 PM - Aug 12, 2023
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In response to Inconclusive Laura®️.
First to last
10:47 AM - Aug 12, 2023
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In response to Tilly Bridges.
Looks yummy gooey crispy delicious
04:27 PM - Aug 11, 2023
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In response to Statman Stu.
There's kind of a general failure of education, I find.

To the surprise of absolutely nobody with half a brain, the wars on intelligence, science, and learning have impacts for professors, teachers, and those who want to learn without conservative indoctrination in their schools or universities.
10:32 AM - Aug 08, 2023
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In response to BurgerFanMan.
If she hasn't remarried, yes. That's true whether or not he's remarried, whether or not his current spouse (or nine other exes) is also drawing based on his earnings
09:04 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Khrissy Choate.
Fresh salad, lightly dressed
09:01 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Bowerydoll.
Yes, thank you. Struggling on ...
09:00 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Bowerydoll.
Yes, White Supremacy feels like, "of course I'm right," and that's a good signal to stop and think. But there are lots of things where I think, "oh, that's different from what I would say/do/feel" -- things coming from my culture, but not a do-it-my-way thing. I want that to be ok
08:08 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Kota.
A dying child told me this: you know when you're out super late and you're super tired and you just feel like crying and then in the car you fall asleep with your head in Mom's lap? When you wake up it's morning and you're in your own bed! *That's* what dying is like
07:51 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Charlie Ricci.
I'm not bothering to even think about this. It's one of the advantages of #Spoutible
07:42 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Bowerydoll.
This is something I struggle with. In so many ways, "truth" is actually a cultural concept. As a white person (and an old one, too) it's hard to let go of what my culture says is true
07:38 PM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Phred.
My guess is that old folks (people who spell "whoa" w-h-o-a) know what japery is. Don't ask me how I know that. Whoa
10:11 AM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Tulip ?️‍⚧️ it/its.
Wazzzat
10:06 AM - Aug 06, 2023
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In response to Nyah M.
Nah, Nyah. They're the vocal faction and the most dangerous faction, but they're only a faction
11:53 AM - Aug 03, 2023
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