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Today, my fear really needs you, and it needs you on my side.

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As has been continuously said by people of color, the greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action has been white women.

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By now we should all be decently aware that being black in America has its fair share of societal difficulties. What’s sometimes left out are the little things that we experience — especially if we just so happen to be the only one around.

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Despite the recent resurgence in Feminism, women are still subject to criticism directed at their image in a way that men have never had to deal with. In a 2010 interview, when asked what designers she likes to wear, Hillary Clinton replied, “Would you ever ask a man that question?”

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I am the white face who lives an uncomfortable life at ease because I can afford to walk away from luxury.

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You spent most of your days on the Upper West Side with your friends in their lavish, marble-floored apartments saying to yourself “so this is what it’s like to have money.”

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Why I stopped being a voluntourist.

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I was confused for awhile and felt like I was stuck in a tug-of-war.

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As each person walked past me, and I sat in the aisle seat, no one stopped to ask for the seat next to me. As they continued to pass, the flight attendant came on the microphone, “Passengers, this plane is going to be at full capacity. Take the first available seat. Thank you.” Yet still, they passed.