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[quote=Anonymous]Hi Op. There's anything wrong with making more POC friends if you feel the need to be able to relate on that level. Maybe your white friends don't know if they should approach this with you or how to do it tactfully. I don't know. I'm white and my husband is black. I get along very well with all of my IL and relatives and have a couple black friends (not super close). But it's just not a topic that I spontaneously raise during our discussions and they don't bring it up either. I assume they are more comfortable talking about it with others who can better relate and I don't want to cause them pain by bringing it up out of the blue. I also don't want to sound condescending. I do care though. Different friends fulfill different needs. I think it's all good.
I'm going to make a stupid comparison. As a woman I am outraged by the level of violence and discrimination women still endure everywhere in this world. I lose sleep over it and have experienced my fair of it. I would be very surprised if male friends would ask "so how are you feeling with all theses women being raped and murdered by men?". Maybe I wished they asked us... I don't know what I am aiming at with this comparison. But the fact is that most people shy away from discussing injustices, particularly if they are on not on the side of it.
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