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In reply to the discussion: A Letter to Rachel Jeantel - An Apology on Behalf of the Whole World [View all]Maximumnegro
(1,134 posts)what this is about. She (we) was raised from another perspective, one where we see BS for what it is - and some of us from marginalized/minority backgrounds simply find it too much to put up with. She has to learn multiple ways of communicating AND have to deal with a world of bigotry and prejudice AND just try and be a regular person and deal with her own stuff. Now she's got some BS lawyer in her face trying to play her AND it's about a devastating experience AND she in on the national stage where she KNOWS that people will judge her.
I know some of where she is coming from. Some of these issues pervade my own family. Some take to trying to integrate into the system (me) others have latched on to the 'ghetto' way of expressing themselves. The end result is the same. You feel judged all the time and constrained by perception no matter what you do.
And yes, most of my family is now in Florida. Which is a special hell unto itself.