In workshops, I have recently heard several white people say something like, “I hate that you call me ‘white!’ Why do you have to use all those terms like black and Hispanic and Asian? We are all one race, the human race!” In order to find a way to acknowledge and join them before I offer an alternative perspective I may ask, “Can you say more about what you value about all of us being the human race and what we all deserve as human beings?” As they share more, I can usually find something to build on as I continue, “I agree that as humans we all deserve to be respected and treated with
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