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In reply to the discussion: We can't stand them either. [View all]EveDibb
(34 posts)47. Call them out!
I grew up in the South and I started calling out people when I was 17. Let's just say I'm now older than 17. When they would use the n-word I'd put my finger in their face and say don't use that word around me. Made them think twice before they said it again.
I live in Ohio now and since everybody thinks Southerners are racist I'm getting a sign and I'm putting it in my front yard that says I didn't leave the South to be surrounded by a racist Yankees.
And if I hear our statues one more time when that is my heritage and there was a statue removed in my hometown I am going to lose it.
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Yes.. and those "mean girls" cut their eye teeth tormenting other (typically)white girls early on...
hlthe2b
Jul 2020
#6
Sadly, my granny was the woman. After my summer day at the local pool, she snapped
txwhitedove
Jul 2020
#76
I have a huge amount of that in my community- just replace "black" with "native"
RainCaster
Jul 2020
#17
That is the worst part. They know everything is historically, systematically, reflexively stacked in
dalton99a
Jul 2020
#48
Perfect. Great post. We need to be "anti-racist" and this raises consciousness.
RussellCattle
Jul 2020
#52
Hear, hear. As a white woman it's important for me to call them out. Especially since
onecaliberal
Jul 2020
#65