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CopperCicada · M
It may sound hokey, but it comes down to love. We underestimate the role of love in our lives, and its transformational power.
I was systematically raised to be a racist and changed by falling in love with a woman of color. I can't count the number of friends and colleagues who fumbled and struggled with racist notions--- who changed as soon as they found themselves with bi-racial grand-babies. My father's bigotry changed when he had black and female caregivers.
How that gets translated into action is really up to the individual. From what I can tell listening and finding value in others is where it starts.
I was systematically raised to be a racist and changed by falling in love with a woman of color. I can't count the number of friends and colleagues who fumbled and struggled with racist notions--- who changed as soon as they found themselves with bi-racial grand-babies. My father's bigotry changed when he had black and female caregivers.
How that gets translated into action is really up to the individual. From what I can tell listening and finding value in others is where it starts.
