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Posted on: December 28, 2018 at 10:31:11 CT
glue MU
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a graduate degree at kU. Middle-age.
"I am white and I realize the given white privilege I was given just for being white. With that power comes great responsibility. I try to use that power to show compassion, tolerance, love, acceptance."
I was nonplussed. No context; just someone introducing herself to me.
My response:
Life is a privilege, no matter the color. Is the boy born in a shack in Appalachia more privileged than a different-color boy born in Harlem?
No response from her.
"I am white and I realize the given white privilege I was given just for being white. With that power comes great responsibility. I try to use that power to show compassion, tolerance, love, acceptance."
I was nonplussed. No context; just someone introducing herself to me.
My response:
Life is a privilege, no matter the color. Is the boy born in a shack in Appalachia more privileged than a different-color boy born in Harlem?
No response from her.
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Got this note from female friend working toward - glue MU - 12/28 10:31:11
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