Reply #155: "we" don't experience racial discrimination [View All]

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by and large...unless "we" have been to japan. this is a part of the problem...the denial response. it's as much a part of the problem as discrimination itself. white people deny the experience of people of color, men deny the experience of women...it's all a part of the cycle. and yeah...i know it ALL VERY WELL after experiencing 45 years of "it." and, of course, it's not just me, as this thread illustrates. i've written about "it" in some of my poems, and it resonates with other people of color and women who have had the same experience. let's not pretend we live in a vacuum, shall we? thanks.