I love when spoiled folks throw white privilege at me.
Bro I grew up with automatic gunfire 100 feet away and blood on the sidewalks. I had fleas in my bed, lived on food stamps, and faced off w gang members to stop them raping my friends & family.
Sit your suburban ass down 
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“But Adam, you don’t talk as if you grew up that way.” Thanks, I worked incredibly hard to cultivate a professional speaking manner to be taken seriously. It slips when I’m tired or heated, though.
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"Mom, your Eastside is showing." My daughter will say that to me when I get riled up over a cause. I grew up on what was considered the bad/poor side of town. My past conflicts with who I am today.
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