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cinnabonbon

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8. That is the best way to be an ally

Reply to redqueen (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 12:35 PM

Jan 2014

to use the privilege you have to make sure those lacking that privilege can be heard. As you said, people with privilege will be listened to differently than those who are vulnerable in those situations, and that gesture may change the outcome of the situation dramatically.

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#WhitewomanPrivledge [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2014 OP

So flicking awesome! redqueen Jan 2014 #1

Heh! That's the way you do it! cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #2

Yes it is,imagine what great change could happen if sufrommich Jan 2014 #3

Can you imagine how much cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #4

.... sufrommich Jan 2014 #5

... ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #6

"Yes, I benefited from that. That's not fair to you and I see that. How can I help?" redqueen Jan 2014 #7

That is the best way to be an ally cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #8