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How internalized racism shows up in daily interactions

I'm starting to hate that I feel grateful when white people treat me normally instead of expecting it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Systemic oppression warps expectations so thoroughly that basic dignity feels like a gift rather than a right.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Racial identity — lived experience?”

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