Why I Have Trouble Taking BLM Seriously

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(10-05-2016, 12:44 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Sometimes I wonder how many people think of themselves as their skin color, or as Americans first.

A week ago, I had to take a mandatory diversity awareness training course for my job (EVERYONE had/has to take it, though I tried to get out of it by saying I'm already aware there's diversity in America). During one of the discussions, a friend of mine (who's black) talked about how, when he wakes up and looks in the mirror, he sees a black man.

I found it interesting, because I never look at myself as a white man. Yes, I know I'm white, but if you ask me to identify myself, I almost never refer to my race.

So, yeah, I think many people think of themselves as their skin color first.