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Ta-Nehisi Coates — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:40:01 -0000

So, sorry you had to do dishes! Ahh well, they don't call it America's original sin for no reason.

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Changeseeker — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:25:11 -0000

I couldn't agree with you more. I moved to a relatively small town near New Orleans about six months ago and I've (needless to say) become very sensitive to the issue of segregation (again). I'm European-American (my euphemism for folks that look "White") and on Thanksgiving day, I actually had to eat two meals at two different houses to properly celebrate the day. I had greens and sweet potato pie with an African-American family first, did a bunch of dishes, and moved on later in the afternoon to a totally different menu with people from work (all "White," of course, except for the one Japanese guy who was invited, I think, largely because he plays jazz guitar VERY well). It was all tasty and even fun. But my heart was sad by the time I went home. It's very schizoid the way many people live in this country.

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