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African American

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:56 PM Mar 2016

I find it very strange that people don't think their race affects their perspective [View all]

Race shapes our experiences which in turn shapes our perspective. I asked someone about their race because they didn't understand protests of Trump, and people got very defensive about this.

Is it possible that only minorities are aware how their race (or whatever other minority status) shapes their perspectives?

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I find it very strange that people don't think their race affects their perspective [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 OP

White people (like me) are currently the default. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #1

I think you nailed it. Number23 Mar 2016 #5

It is more than possible gollygee Mar 2016 #2

It does, and anyone who says it doesn't is fooling themselves Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #3

that's what i think. you've had a whole host of different experiences based on your demographics La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #4

Many white people don't think they HAVE a race - they're just "people" EffieBlack Mar 2016 #6

must be nice. La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #7

Must be ' know . . .- but I wouldn't really know, me not being white and all ... EffieBlack Mar 2016 #8

If you're white in America, "race" means "non-white" Recursion Mar 2016 #9

I am fascinated about your experiences in India. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #10

I'm white. You definitely don't want to be of African descent in India Recursion Mar 2016 #11

More about casteism than racism? Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #12

They're much of a muchness here Recursion Mar 2016 #13

Well, I don't doubt what you say at all. Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #14

I think so ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #15

@ La Lioness Priyanka serbbral Mar 2016 #16