But that's what the article is about - a personal experience that black women have, how do you give evidence for that?
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Replying to @naamamarom @HPluckrose
Isn't them retelling their stories a form of evidence, I mean eye witness account does count as evidence in a trial.
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Replying to @naamamarom
"When the racism isn’t blatant or doesn’t appear to exist at all, we want them to give us the benefit of the doubt. "
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Replying to @HPluckrose
"Because we’ve trained ourselves to be able to sense it—even in minute and barely perceptible amounts—because our safety depends on our
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Replying to @naamamarom @HPluckrose
recognition of it" - they're not accusing someone of murder, they're just saying heir experience is different. It's not about lack of eviden
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Replying to @naamamarom @HPluckrose
It's about how they perceive an experience you may find innocuous differently.
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Replying to @naamamarom
No problem with 'I perceive that differently.' The problem is with 'You should believe me because I'm black & you're white.'
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I agree with you there, if anyone is making that claim they should elaborate on that kind of racism more since the objective ultimately.....
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Replying to @naamamarom @HPluckrose
should be to grow and learn, not just tell people they're racists and leave it at that.
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Replying to @naamamarom
Absolutely. Also, not assume they are right. A lot of detection of 'microaggressions' are very unreasonable.
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'Well done on your presentation. You speak very well.' 'You assumed I wouldn't because I am black, didn't you?' :-o
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