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sheshe2

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4. I miss your posts, ism.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 06:43 PM

Feb 2019

My parents were pretty much okay on that front. I was taught diversity at a young age. My paternal grandmother was a racist, loved her, yet she called a friend of mine 'boy'. I went and apologized to him the next day. This was in the 60's and I was 14 years old. I knew then what was right and wrong.

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I was raised by racists [View all] ismnotwasm Feb 2019 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #1

In the 80s it would have been a lot worse than even treestar Feb 2019 #2

I think there was a push for anti-racist education back then ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #3

Yes, that is what I remember treestar Feb 2019 #7

I miss your posts, ism. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #4

On the other hand ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #5

"I was raised by racists" mitch96 Feb 2019 #6