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Why stereotypes trigger ancestral anger

Every time someone makes a joke about the Irish being drunks I feel this old rage that doesn't match my actual life experience.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Historical prejudice can activate inherited defensive responses that feel disproportionate to present circumstances.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Historical grief — intergenerational mourning?”

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