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    John Scalzi‏Verified account @scalzi 7 Feb 2019

    A reminder that when I say folks my age (esp. white folks) have bigotry in their past they need to process and account for, I'm not saying we all did blackface or things that overt. But there was a lot of ambient bigotry we grew up with, and that's thing.

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      2. John Scalzi‏Verified account @scalzi 7 Feb 2019

        Call it the "Sixteen Candles Effect." In the 80s: a sweet little comedy about a girl's first crush. Today: OH MY GOD the racism and sexism and date rapeyness. The movie hasn't changed, we have (I mean, hopefully). But it's worth noting that was an acceptable baseline then.

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      3. John Scalzi‏Verified account @scalzi 7 Feb 2019

        Growing up, you look to your culture for what's acceptable to do and say. So a lot of us one way or another have done/said things we wouldn't now. It doesn't mitigate it, but it explains it, and we can admit and accept it's there, own it, and keep improving.

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      4. John Scalzi‏Verified account @scalzi 7 Feb 2019

        If you believe you're someone who never did/said bigoted things: Great, but have you checked with others who knew you, especially those who were on the receiving end of ambient cultural bigotry? People I knew in the day reminded me of things I forgot. That was... a thing.

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      5. John Scalzi‏Verified account @scalzi 7 Feb 2019

        Again, this is not to excuse things like blackface and overt racism -- never acceptable, always to be held to account. The point is, you don't have to go *that far* to have participated in bigotry, or to admit and account for it and to do better for yourself and others. /end

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      2. mg4h‏ @mg4h 7 Feb 2019
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        Growing up in NYC in the 70s/80s, the boogeyman was always a big black man. Never anyone else. I had to unlearn that so hard. Dad is still a racist underneath, I'm sad to say.

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      3. Selena Laurence/SE Reed‏ @SelenaLaurence 7 Feb 2019
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        My 78 yr old mother is too. She just doesn't see how cringeworthy she can be.

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      2. Rob Burgess  🇨🇦‏ @rbdwarf 7 Feb 2019
        Replying to @scalzi

        My mother was basically Archie Bunker in a dress, I know I grew up in a racist environment. I try to remain vigilant because I know the thoughts are there even though I don't believe in them.

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      1. K Peter Krog‏ @kpeterkrog 7 Feb 2019
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      2. Rysa Walker‏ @RysaWalker 7 Feb 2019
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        A lot of them grew up with overtly racist parents and grandparents. Simply refusing to embrace those views took courage.

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      3. Aly  🐱‏ @alywelch 7 Feb 2019
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        I'm not sure it takes courage. I simply can't imagine any other way. I've been pushing back since childhood, but it's not enough. There's also a selfish component. It makes me feel bad when others are mistreated. I'm frustrated when people pretend it isn't happening or excuse it.

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