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Originally Posted by FaLKoN240
That's not the same thing AT ALL. A flag is a symbol that makes a passive statement non stop.
Name calling and saying derogatory things is an act and takes conscious action.
Ignoring racist statements and symbols is not as easy as just "doing it"
I'm guessing you've never had the "privilege" of trying your suggested method.
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When it comes to watching tv, being fascinated by exaggerated media and social media, confronting people in the street with confederate flags...
There are plenty of ways you can ignore situations that are mostly dramatized today relative to history.
And by privilege I mean, many American people walk around talking about how oppressed they are, but have never experienced what oppression actually is. That is distinctly an American privilege. All race or any other distinguishing characteristic aside.