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Originally Posted by LikeAWillow
We grew up five minutes away from each other, and I just have to chime in that I think our "tolerance" is not necessarily a good thing. When you teach a child to be tolerant of someone else, you're teaching that child that someone's race and sexuality are something that you have to accept. The wording makes it seem like their differences are a problem, but like the good little white people we are, it's a problem we can pride ourselves on overcoming. I will be such a happy woman when we stop being satisfied with being tolerant and aim towards acting like decent human beings to other decent human beings.
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I completely agree with this.
If I could go back and edit "tolerant" with "accepting / embracing" I would.
