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Originally posted by Flame
If you still have it (or want to say it again) I'm cool with being dragged. I knew I was stating something offensive. I'm kinda sad it got closed before people got to react to it.
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I don't want to bring any drama to our home, BUT:
You are right to say, at least for me, that I come from a wealthy family, but to say that I never experienced racism because of that is completely ignorant.
My dad was a lawyer and I was raised in a gated, predominantly white community. Why were we the only family in that subdivision that never got a warm welcome to the home owners association? Why was our house avoided even though it was very inviting on Halloween? Why did we receive death threats the in 2008 when President Obama was first elected? Why were we subjected to disgusted glances and frowned down upon from the day we moved in? Please tell me. Because I guarantee it was unwarranted.
It doesn't matter how educated, civilized, or wealthy you are. That doesn't make you resilient to racism. That's completely ignorant. The basis of racism is one being raised to believe they are superior to you and oppressing you. They don't care about your socioeconomic background just as long as you are coated with an inferior skin color.