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Sympthsical

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12. Peak patronization of brown people

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:50 AM

Monday

So unaware and cringe, you just want to fold in on yourself like a neutron star.

"Can you believe a person with brown skin is acting in such a way that I have not assigned for them in my mental categories?"

Almost as if - and this is going to be a weird one - non-white people are fully formed humans with their own experiences, priorities, goals, and choices that do not care whether or not it aligns with how white people think they should act.

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