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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had an interesting conversation at work about this once. Group of coworkers went to a seminar/workshop for POC in our industry. Two White Latinas showed up and the group was upset. The White Latinas interpreted POC to include all Hispanics, both white and non-white. Everyone else said it’s solely about skin color. Having white skin, regardless of your ethnicity, means you are afforded white privilege.[/quote]

That’s not always true about being “afforded white privilege —  particularly for Black people with light skin, even with blond hair and blue eyes.  Sometimes this comes with a different kind of racism— when (white) people feel tricked or somehow deceived because they made assumptions that turn out to be wrong.

[/quote]Yes, but I think their point was about how you are treated based solely on your skin color, not taking into account information about race or ethnicity you may gather later. For example, the commonly used scenario of a white woman who crosses the street when passing a black man. Would she still cross the street if she were passing a white Latino man? No other factors at play — just skin color.[/quote]

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