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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Oppressor?

Posted on Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM

To the man who, in response to the white woman being hired as executive director of the Africville Heritage Trust, said, “To have someone representative of the oppressor spearheading it does not make sense,” I need to ask, which oppressor is she representing? It can’t possibly be those in charge of the decision to raze and displace Africville and its residents, because she had nothing to do with it. She was nowhere around when this happened forty-some years ago. That can be the only oppressor in this case. Unless, you mean every single white person on this planet are your oppressors. If you do, then I have only one thing to say, racism works both ways, and you sir, have proven that with this statement. —Insulted

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