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I really don't think the people we are most concerned with will care either way, right? They'll keep on pushing their divisive agenda no matter how we contextualize it or define the various groups that are involved.

I'm not perfect, by any means, but I was first made aware of racial inequities (aside from what I read) when I was in high school and a Black best friend of mine and I went to a little tourist shop. The lady who owned it watched my friend the whole time. It was impossible not to notice.

When we left, I said to him, "I could have cleaned that lady out. She was looking at you the whole time."

So if I was to somehow rank the "-isms" that will always be highest in my book. But I don't want to rank them. I want them to all go away.

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Charles Bastille
Charles Bastille

Written by Charles Bastille

Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-24 by Charles Bastille

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