HaymondAtThe4
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RE: Good Grief - This Idiocy at WMU Too?
Quote:“The strength of a person's spirit would then be measured by how much 'truth' he could tolerate, or more precisely, to what extent he needs to have it diluted, disguised, sweetened, muted, falsified.”
Racism as a powerful and ongoing force throughout US history is truth. White privilege that results from that legacy of racism is truth. These truths are difficult and uncomfortable for white people to face and many of them need them diluted, disguised, sweetened, muted, and falsified. You can see why that way of thinking appeals to a certain personality type.
It shields them
From having to
Think.
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