The bigger issue is the resistance that those of us with privilege have to looking at how our behavior and belief systems perpetuate oppression — either consciously or subconsciously — and our failure to hold ourselves accountable. So much of our biases, bigotry, and prejudice is historical, ancestral, and cultural; it informs and impacts how we live and how we relate to one another. We are taught to fear differences, instead of celebrating them; to distrust those who think, look, and act differently, rather than learning from them. All of these beliefs live in the body and, no matter how
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