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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up blonde and blue-eyed with parents from California in an East coast city where everyone was black, Nigerian, Kenyan, Hatian, Vietnemese, Hmong, Korean, Puerto Rican, Italian, Irish, Jewish, Polish, Ukranian, or some combination of some of those things.

People asked me where I was from All The Time. I soon learned California was not the answer they were looking for, and I was never offended.

I ask this question all the time because I like learning about people and places and other cultures. Ignoring difference--playing a game of "let's pretend it doesn't exist to show we are enlightened" is bullshit.
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Yeah, I can't why POC feel differently about something than a white American does. It probably has to do with the fact that they are sensitive snowflakes who should be taking queues from a blonde haired, blue eyed white person about the meaning of race in this country. That's probably it!

SMDH[/quote]

:lol: So true, PP. [/quote]

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