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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many white communities where whites who try to move up are laughed at. I see many frustrated rural white kids who try to distance themselves from their families and crazy communities and get a label, sort of like "trying to act white".

Also, wrt the making excuses thing: 
I would be labeled as very successful as a black woman. Have 2 beautiful kids, husband, nice home, the works.
However, I would be lying to myself if I said that there has been no racism. There are times that I recall that can bring me to tears. After a point, some people break, but racism has had a huge impact on my personality and outlook. Denying that certain circumstances were racist is very dangerous to one's spirit. I refuse to blame myself for everything, that wears on you.

The one time that I know that I was fired purely because of race, was a tumultuous event that shook me and my family. [The aftermath was that the whole company lost their contract at a site and they all (literally) run and avoid me [i]and each other[/i] now because they are embarrassed that they were led down a nasty path by a Nazi like character.]
That aside, whites need to understand how much we actually put ourselves into denial about race.

I always say that black people perceive a lot less racism than is actually occurring, then react to less than half of it, report 1/100th of it, and have resolution with 1/10th of what is reported. Your success is in part depended on the smarts or sophistication of the one dishing it out (not so smart whites, children, and immigrants have a way of screwing up badly).[/quote]

Have you ever actually been on a farm or in a rural community?  Wouldn't the critiscm be more like "quit acting like a Wall Streeter". [/quote]

Yes, I work in a rural community, but it is something like an urban slicker or years ago, a yuppie. I just really hear them laugh and scowl at the brother or sister who thinks they "are too good for us". [/quote]

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