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Plecko  ·  3184 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An essay about explaining racism from the guy who wrote "Go the Fuck to Sleep"

This is an article saying that racism is systematically present in America, and that many white people refuse to acknowledge this.

I don't disagree, but it's best when reading essays to also read essays from the opposing side, so someone saying that systematic racism does not exist in America, or that white Americans do not currently benefit from it. If there isn't an opposing viewpoint, then why spend time reading the essay? And if you don't read the opposing view then you're missing out on half of the discussion.