ext_20492 ([identity profile] neomeruru.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] the_fantastic_ms_fox 2010-03-27 05:05 pm (UTC)

That phrase sounds like something I would say in order to problematize and draw out the very fact that, as a White person, I have (well, had( the privilege of passing through the border unnoticed.

But, I guess, it sounds like this person actually meant it as an honest question? I would probably not start out with an unpacking-your-backpack sort of discussion, because that tends to blow people's minds and the fallout is unpredictable.

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