[Randy]

To people of various backgrounds: In the face of blatant racial discrimination, how do you overcome the anger and pain that it causes? Can you give some examples?

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Name : Randy, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 38, City : Porterville, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Meat cutter, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Crystal-K31916]

I kill them kindly with my intelligence, that f$#@ them up. Because white people think were(blacks) dumb. So my trick is sarcasm it works every time.

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Name : Crystal-K31916, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 28, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : accountant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

[Jennifer R.]

I recently watched the Ken Burns documentary, ‘Jazz’. In it, Duke Ellington was said to have been taught by his mother to keep moving, no matter what obstacles were to block his progress, to hold his head high and love and respect *himself*, no matter what, and ‘act as if you are better than they, because you are.’ I really related to this from my own upbringing. If you know, value, and respect yourself, oppression can change in your mind from the pain of a punch in the gut to the temporary annoyance of a mosquito bite. Beyond that, in cases of workplace or other institutional oppression, you rely on the law to protect you, and realize that the issue is the other person, not you. Further, pain and anger can be incredible fuel for ambition. Channeling energy into other avenues is a common tactic for me. The best revenge is success. _______________________________________________

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Name : Jennifer R., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Humanist, Age : 29, City : Saint Paul, State : MN, Country : United States, Occupation : Writer/Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Lisa22765]

When I was younger I’d cry. When I was an adolescent I’d get angry. And now that I’m older I actually find some humor in such ignorance. I still get angry and sometimes will call them on their racist remarks but most of the time I hit ’em where it hurts and that’s the pocketbook or law. It’s so common you actually just shake your head at everything. I haven’t experienced blatent racism in quite some time but the hidden racism is always there, every living day.

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Name : Lisa22765, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Gaithersburg, State : MD, Country : United States, 

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