Unexpected Nuance

About this time last year, I had an impactful (and surprising) discussion around race. Here’s how it went…

Them: “…I grew up here in the South in an Irish and Catholic family, it was really bad”

Me: “Indeed, Irish immigrants were treated very poorly.”

Them: “Yes, we were treated just as bad as black families”

Me: “Well, I wouldn’t say that…”

(at this point, I thought, “Here we go…”)

Them: “And I don’t know where all this hate comes from, that’s not how we bring people up in this country.”

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