There's a lot of white people pushing these concepts by making nonwhite people out to be fragile delicate flowershttps://twitter.com/kelliemwagner/status/773956083048189952 …
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Replying to @jessesingal
Life for POC is def in a volatile state right now but at what point are our sensitivities keeping us from growing as a society?
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Replying to @kelliemwagner
yeah it's tricky. there's also huge personality range on the sensitivity front
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Replying to @jessesingal @kelliemwagner
I think that yes, growing some thicker skin is important, but that doesn't mean you tolerate everything.
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Agreed! Think we need to teach more effective ways on how to handle MA's and facilitate conversation...
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Replying to @kelliemwagner @jessesingal
I think that's one HUGE issue. We've forgotten how, or at least don't teach, "Let's talk to each other..."
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Replying to @Amanda_Kerri
1/ One time I gave a journalism training to a group of students at UHouston, and some had moved there after
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Replying to @jessesingal
2/ after Katrina. I messed up and referred to Katrina "refugees," which folks forced out of NO don't like
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Replying to @jessesingal
3/ because it makes them sound like they aren't American. They pretty sternly corrected me about it, and
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Replying to @jessesingal
4/ I apologized, but no one was a dick, I wasn't made to feel defensive or like I'd intentionally wronged
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5/ anyone. Always think back on that when this come up. Imagine if something like that got *reported*
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Replying to @jessesingal @eternalkerri
For better or worse, I think a little discomfort leads to greater growth and is a necessary part of growing up.
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Replying to @kelliemwagner @eternalkerri
yes. esp given so many ppl grow up in segregated settings and college might be first exposure to diversity
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