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To: epicure who wrote (283628)	11/22/2015 9:56:09 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) of 540630

That was meant as a substantive comment. A lot of people don't realize how careful African-Americans have to be because they've had such a hard time dealing with racism. So when I'm in a situation, where I see that the African-Americans are greatly outnumbered, I make it a point to let them know I am an ally. They look around, to see what's going on, and that nod lets them know. When I was on the pipeline with all those Southern pipe liners there were only a few African-Americans that had been hired. So what's new? Anyway, I introduced myself right away and let them know that I was an ally. When I worked on the pipeline, I saw a lot of racism. Half the crew up there were Southern pipe liners. And even though I'd seen racism, I never saw it as mean and deep as I saw it there. So I made sure right from the beginning that they knew that I was an ally and friend and helped bring them into our group. Up there it was a matter of safety as much of anything else. Just sort of second nature to me. I will not tolerate racism anywhere.

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