Of course not, b/c you and your parents haven't subsequently been subjected to continued discrimination. If you had, things might be different.
naturally, but i think that's sort of the point - harping on slavery mainly distracts from the much-more-significant effects of recent and ongoing racist (or otherwise discriminatory) practices.
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Date: 2007-12-28 03:04 am (UTC)naturally, but i think that's sort of the point - harping on slavery mainly distracts from the much-more-significant effects of recent and ongoing racist (or otherwise discriminatory) practices.
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Date: 2007-12-28 03:09 am (UTC)