“Over the years, I have heard some people of color make prejudiced comments about whites, and they were sometimes hard to hear. I found that when I stayed in the conversation and asked them how they were doing or why they felt that way, they usually started to tell me about some recent, really painful racist situations they experienced or that happened to members of their family. And I could better understand the depth of their anger and frustration. And it made me realize how rarely I hear negative comments about white people compared to how much more frequently I see and hear stereotypic and
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