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Racial stereotyping may seem harmless, but it is a form of violence
It damages the sense of self of those targeted and traps the perpetrator in biases from the past
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What do you do when a friend says something terrible? I was out for dinner recently when someone I have known for a long time dropped a bombshell during our conversation.
She notes that she would know her child is in trouble if she finds herself in a class full of a certain race.
