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Originally Posted by lrfox
Is "reluctantly white" actually a thing? I feel like it's sort of a made up concept used to make fun of social justice warriors and downplay the realities of things like implicit bias and inequity. It's tossed around when white people talk about trying to be better about understanding implicit bias, etc. as if wanting to improve in one area somehow means that you're "reluctantly white."
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I've encountered it before. Typically a middle aged educated guy in a corporate job, not a hippie dippy protester type. He isn't racist and want's to be cool/trendy but his Supercuts haircut, pleated khakis, and tucked golf shirt gets in the way.
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