| Ignorance can be excused once -- in this instance, after that it starts to sound like a racist excuse... At least I believe it would to those whos ancestors have been raped, lynched, beaten, attacked with police dogs, forced from peaceful protests at the wrong end of a high pressure fire hose (try it - it sucks -- and it hurts) and oh yeah, SOLD INTO SLAVERY.
Wait, that is why my family was driven out of France. My family has a proud history of helping these oppressed groups, and I doubt that they did it so that someone could have a job that they are not capable of doing (just a pet peeve of mine). But honestly I do not mind that if someone, who is a minority and is fully qualified for a position, is given preference over me due to their minority status.
My point is that not all white people are Anglo Saxon, and even if you are, your heritage does not necessarily mean that you and your lineage have not suffered these atrocities too.
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