From Pine View Farm

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One of the tactics of bigotry, in addition to the obvious over-the-top ones, is the little, repetitive chipping away at the dignity, even at the personhood and individuality, of others. Bill Maxwell poses the question:

What prevents a white male from simply asking: “Good evening, sir, what can I do for you?” What compels him to use “boss” or “boss man” or “buddy” or “bud” or “chief”? I often stand aside to observe how the white clerk who just called me “boss man” treats white male customers. In almost every instance, the whites are called “sir.”

Read the rest. Learn to recognize the vocabulary.

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