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In reply to the discussion: The Reason White Women Vote Trump is Sicker Than We Thought (video title) [View all]Biophilic
(6,491 posts)II was raised in Michigan and lived there most of my life. I was raised in a middle upper class professional family. I honestly didn't start hearing myself and others until I was maybe in my late 30s or 40 forties. It was very hard at first, but gradually got "easier" the more I listened and acknowledged what I and others were saying an doing. I got a lot of resistance, and still do. All I asked people to do was listen to themselves and others. It's a pretty hard thing to acknowledge about one's self. By the way, the university town I was raised in had segregated areas where blacks could live and where they couldn't. I didn't know about that until I rented a house from a town council member. He told me he was the first black to be allowed to live in this particular neighborhood . I think he said in the the late 60s, but it might have been early 70s. Oh, yeah, it's a myth that racism is only found in the south. Once you start listening it becomes very apparent.