when white people insist on individualism in discussions about racism, they are saying, My race has not made a difference in my life, so why do we have to talk about race as if it mattered? It is talking about race as if it mattered that makes it matter. I don’t see myself as a member of a racial group, so you shouldn’t see me that way either. In fact, by saying that my group membership matters, you are generalizing. You can’t generalize about me because I am an individual; therefore, unless you know me, you can’t profess to know anything about my life. Nor are you aware of all the ways I am
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