Posted on 04/13/2016 4:59:48 PM PDT by Libloather
Clinton tells Sharpton group that whites 'need to recognize our privilege' and says Trump and Cruz burst open the 'ugly currents that lurk just below the surface of our politics'
Hillary Clinton told members of Al Sharpton's civil rights organization today that whites need to check their privilege when discussing racial inequality.
'White Americans need to do a much better job of listening when American-Americans talk about the seen and unseen barriers you face every day,' Clinton said at the National Action Network conference in New York City.
Clinton told attendees, 'We need to recognize our privilege and practice humility rather than assume our experiences are everyone else's experiences.'
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Screw all these racists and race-baiters. They can take a leap. My “privilege” comes from years of hard work. Just screw’em.
” Clinton tells Sharpton group that whites ‘need to recognize our privilege”
I agree. It is a privilege to benefit from growing up in an intact family, getting a good education, working hard, keeping out of trouble with the law, refraining from violence, and not having children out of wedlock. The xxxxxxs should try it sometime.
White privilege is a codeword
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