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When colorblind rhetoric masks microaggressions in intimate relationships

My white girlfriend says she does not see color but then makes comments about my hair and food that make me feel like an exotic specimen in my own relationship.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The person closest to you claims acceptance while demonstrating a fundamental failure to see your full humanity.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Intersectionality in practice?”

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