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I am more than my race

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I have been blended in

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Variety is essential and everyone matters

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I see the WHO not just the WHAT

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Not white. Not Black. Just confused.

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I look different but I'm human

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I'm trying really hard to be proud.

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I present myself as white, but it's just a facade.

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I am only seen as white. Nothing else.

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my culture is not a costume.

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say something in Spanish for me.

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my skin is not the problem.

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my race does not define me.

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I am ethan and andy and elliot.

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I am not submissive. Hear me.

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"Let's just talk about it later."

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walking the line between guilt and privilege

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Race is not chosen, rather it is given, leaving no one guilty.

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Race is a part, not a whole

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Being white is all I know.

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How can we start conversations about our whiteness without feeling guilty

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"you wouldn't get it because you're white"

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I didn’t choose my race

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what is my life without my whiteness?

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Just because I’m white doesn’t mean I am not different. 

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a person's race is the human race

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race should be acknowledged but not defining

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White men can experience racism too

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race isn't a defining characteristic

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Find common ground, end division

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race is a small part of us

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I was taught that race didn't matter.

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Treat everyone equally, regardless of race

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Should you feel guilty if you haven't experienced anything?

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We are all human.

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Your stereotypes do not define me.

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why does being white give me privilege?

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was growing up white easier?

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I'm not racist. Wait am I?

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once I see it, whiteness is everywhere

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whiteness allows me to stay oblivious

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why am I the default setting?

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race was always the elephant in the room

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my race does not define me

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28 white affinity spaces

Predominantly white teaching staff

In US, all white senior admin team except for DEI director

The head of school has never not been a white man

Student and faculty graduation speakers are have been mostly white and male

All white people on the wall of service

No students of color ran for the DC this year (2019). Next year, there will be no students of color on student council (19-20).

Students of color report needing to code-switch to fit in

The white perspective is not treated as racialized -- "neutral, natural, and normal"

In the classroom, white comfort is prioritized

White teachers are teaching books about racial oppression

White students appropriate words and phrases that are typically associated with Black culture, often assuming a tone and posture that confirms stereotypes. Our culture makes it hard for students to call this kind of language out without seeming humorless or “too p.c.”

People with accents are often perceived as outsiders and/or inferior

Whiteness shapes the language and norms of the college process at Rivers (“It’s really hard to get into college because I’m a white kids from the suburbs of Boston” and “Well that makes sense that he got into Brown because he’s black.” )

White students complain that we talk about race "all the time"