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jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts) Wed Sep 13, 2017, 04:21 AM Sep 2017

Whites don’t understand white privilege the way that fish don’t understand water. It’s a failure of imagination. They can’t imagine a world that’s any different.

Ta-Nehisi Coates destroys the myth of the White Working Class voter as explanation for Trump's win

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/7/1696846/-Ta-Nehisi-Coates-destroys-the-myth-of-the-White-Working-Class-voter-as-explanation-for-Trump-s-win?detail=emailLL

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Whites don't understand white privilege the way that fish don't understand water. [View all] jodymarie aimee Sep 2017 OP

This essay is immensely important cyclonefence Sep 2017 #1

Damn skippy! nt MrScorpio Sep 2017 #2

Truth hurts. nocalflea Sep 2017 #3

Excellent essay!!!! handmade34 Sep 2017 #4

Yup. ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #5

Because it's "normal" for us. n/t raven mad Sep 2017 #6

Yes, white privilege is something we take for granted. ananda Sep 2017 #7