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Originally posted by KyIe
My white ancestors came to the United States after slavery was abolished and did not partake in any suppression of African-American rights.
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That's great, but when you move to a country, you inherit its history. Americans of all colors have to deal with the racial history we have and work to make things more equal. People with white skin think everything is fine because they mostly live in secluded communities where everything IS fine. Sure, there's still white poverty and rural towns addicted to meth and whatnot, but a lot of suburban communities are very insular.
Yes, it sucks to be grouped and stereotyped by the color of your skin. But being accused of being racist, or having ties to the racist history of this country, is not as bad as slavery, it's not as bad as poverty, and it's not as bad as lack of access to education. Not all racism is created equal. Someone assuming things about you because of your outward appearance is human nature, and always will be. Everyone does that to everyone. Institutionalized racism is far deeper than that.
