ltong1009

ltong1009 t1_j8p2lu8 wrote

Reply to King Cake by Mrincognito1

Atwater’s is not a NOLA king cake. Eddie’s is slightly closer, but not good. Just get delivered from NOLA.

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ltong1009 t1_j3qqrb4 wrote

Yes, college. But in preparation, ask people if you can do a shadow day at their work. Much easier to get and less commitment than an internship. It is eye opening to every student that I’ve ever had shadow me. It’s a very underutilized learning tool.

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ltong1009 t1_j3hjgep wrote

Calling a spade a spade is called for at times. But the OP admitted to racist feelings that he doesnt like having. Telling him he’s stupid doesn’t help him process those feelings. He needs to be told these feelings are understandable given the trauma. But those feelings shouldn’t be directed to a whole group of people. His attackers could have easily been any color or group. They happened to be black because of the whole history of systemic racism. His anger shouldn’t be directed to group of disadvantaged people, but at the system that created this situation he was put in. He should be able to run in any neighborhood without fear.

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ltong1009 t1_j3hhjnm wrote

I’d argue that it’s all of our jobs to fight racism and therefore to have productive discussions on race that lead to less racism in our society. Calling people stupid is counterproductive, even though racism and low IQ are indeed strongly correlated.

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ltong1009 t1_j3hf23s wrote

Conversations about racism are hard on social media. I for one admire the OP for being blunt about how the incident made him feel. He described not liking the feeling, so clearly doesn’t want the feeling to escalate. Is talking about that feeling wrong?

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