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In short yes. A) There are more white people in America in general (see really any/every census)

B) There are fare more white people in positions of power. So it matters more when a white person is racist than when a person of color is. Racism sucks but the real kicker is discrimination



>A) There are more white people in America in general (see really any/every census)

Obviously not what I meant

>B) There are fare more white people in positions of power. So it matters more when a white person is racist than when a person of color is. Racism sucks but the real kicker is discrimination

How's that relevant? My point was that nobody would be shocked if a white person was racist.




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