[Monica F.]

The most intelligent piece I’ve read on racism in the United States was by an African-American columnist whose essay appeared in a San Francisco paper’s Op-Ed page in late 1995. I’m sorry I don’t have his name and cannot find the article in SF newspaper archives. He wrote that a black person and a white person discussing racism is akin to a rabbit and a lion discussing a dog. Certainly they can both agree that the dog is big, mean and has sharp teeth, but the lion can never truly understand the constant threat that the rabbit feels. As a white woman who has done some ignorant, insensitive and racist things, I now keep this in mind. A little empathy never hurts, folks.

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Name : Monica F., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 40, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Computer Technician, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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