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thrashmetal14 posted...

So how exactly do you expect people to act toward people of different ethnicities in their personal life? I have many friends/acquaintances/co workers that have a different skin color than me, and I treat everyone equally (that is, with basic respect). Am I supposed to treat different people differently based on their race?

Most of the time, no, at some important times, yes. I already gave an example in this topic. You should treat people as who they are, not just as palette swapped white people. It's about acknowledging that people of color have different histories, different backgrounds, and that those often inform how we see the world. So again, for example if you're having an discussion with your X friend about confederate memorials or the confederate flag, you may say the same words, but they will likely have a different effect depending on the history of the person you're speaking with. So it's important to know that person specifically, I'm not telling you to treat people as racial hiveminds and representatives for their race. But it's very important to acknowledge that how people move through the world and how they interpret things is very much informed by race and that doesn't go away by not acknowledging it.

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