Do you shop at Trader Joe’s? Those compostable bags are next level

This came up in an anti-racism group I belonged to many years ago, where I learned to try to be aware of my acceptance of whiteness as “default” or somehow raceless. I also learned not to jump in and center myself in conversations about how race is (or worse, should be) perceived by those negatively affected or sensitive to it—or at least I thought I learned that, but here I am about to press send.

I came away from that conversation with an understanding that while I may feel that my race is immaterial to my identity and my point of view, it is nonetheless a real component of the context of my attitudes and online presence, so it’s valuable to ask if there’s a reason I’d want to hide it.

On The Simpsons? Yeah, there are Black and brown characters.

No matter how much you want that, getting over your ex won’t make you more attracted to your girlfriend/roommate. But there might be someone out there that you will feel strongly enough about that the ex problem will take care of itself.

Not to promote violence, but I’m afraid nothing is likely to change until people are pushed far enough to do more than hope.

Your question isn’t stupid, but it does make me feel very curious about what potential hypotheses you might have been weighing.