wottamap

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   by wottamap 6y ago

   I will indeed find and watch those movies. I'm aware of the drug laws and the powder/crack issue, and I agree that is structural racism and is very wrong. My entire life I've been on the side of legalization of drugs. I'
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   by wottamap 6y ago

   No, not on this specifcally. But there's plenty of psychological research that shows (for example) that if you tell kids they are gifted, they perform much better. Whether this psychological effect is more or less damaging than the rac
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   by wottamap 6y ago

   I'm not blaming the victim, I'm blaming all the white people who are scared to death of being seen as racist and who eagerly point out minor behaviours and scream "racism." I'm not blaming blacks for these beliefs,
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   by wottamap 6y ago

   Thank you for this perspective. I was unaware of what you describe. Also, thank you for not assuming bad faith. This conversation is difficult to have, but I would be doing everyone a disservice if I didn't state what I thought was tru