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Writer's Block: Yes, offense taken
Oct. 25th, 2009 09:25 am[Error: unknown template qotd]
I make it a point to highlight the bigotry of others if they speak such. The only way to reduce the incidence of racist or homophobic remarks is to confront it directly. Silence equals acceptance.
I have to be tactful about my pushback, as others may think I'm "overly sensitive" due to my own status as a person of color. However, I do not let others' possible perceptions of me deter me from speaking up.
I left a comment in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pink_33_rose's journal, ( wherein I said: )
Then you have responses like this one fromapollo_scarlet.
I make it a point to highlight the bigotry of others if they speak such. The only way to reduce the incidence of racist or homophobic remarks is to confront it directly. Silence equals acceptance.
I have to be tactful about my pushback, as others may think I'm "overly sensitive" due to my own status as a person of color. However, I do not let others' possible perceptions of me deter me from speaking up.
I left a comment in
pink_33_rose's journal, ( wherein I said: )Then you have responses like this one from
apollo_scarlet.
