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s/o racism

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There are so many things that roll around in my head, and unfortunately some of them are horrible that I've heard and of course they stick.

I just wish I could literally erase some things from my internal vocabulary.  Blech.
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Re: s/o racism

  • nicoleg1982nicoleg1982 member
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    edited December 2011
    I have a song from childhood in my memory I wish I could erase.  About a guy who used to dig through our neighborhood's garbage, looking for recyclables.  We didn't know that at the time, so we called to him and sang this song, "Trash digger, you dirty nxxx."  Yeah, real classy.  My mom heard us singing it one morning and I got my first grown-kid public spanking ever.
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  • MinMMinM
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    edited December 2011
    I had to ask someone not to use the n word this weekend. That was an uncomfortable conversation for everyone.
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  • **O-Face****O-Face** member
    10000 Comments Sixth Anniversary 25 Love Its
    edited December 2011
    I've given the stink-eye to my brother on more than one ocassion over "gay" or "f**"  I can't handle that or anything hateful really.

    I mean...it's hard to erase, but I can't let people say it in my presence.  It's wrong regardless.
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  • GBCKGBCK member
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    edited December 2011
    I think consciousness helps though.

    Although, yeah.
    being able to see those damn nuts (what ARE they called?) and not have them be *n* toes FIRST in my mind would be helpful, for one.


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  • **O-Face****O-Face** member
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    edited December 2011
    brazil nuts.  :(  I hate that...blargh.
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  • GBCKGBCK member
    Knottie Warrior 5000 Comments 500 Love Its Name Dropper
    edited December 2011
    thank you.
    I just refer to them as 'those black nuts' becuse I can never remember.

    (On the AWwww side, I will say, I'm so proud to have my gramps be my gramps.

    Even when he was 'out of it' yesterday, and even though he forgets the 'right' words (he still forgets that 'colored' isn't acceptable), one of the residents yesterday was giving a staffer aand a resident a hard time (based on race) yesterday and gramps was the one to say "Nah, we don't want to do that.  The nice colored girl can sithere"  Because that's who he is.)
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