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I had a meeting with a woman who has done an arts diversity initiative and she wanted to discuss it with me. She is white and middle class. I decided to talk in terms that I rarely use with dominant culture people. I talked in terms that I use with other people from minority ethnicities, minority cultures. I used real terms and didn't pussyfoot around liberal sensibilities as I normally do with 'white' people. She didn't expect it. She blushed on a number of occasions. I guess I embarassed her. But I guess I think we have to speak straight, be honest, before anything can change.... and especially if you are working within the area of "diversity" or anti-racism.
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NBAll diary entries are based on my own perception of a situation or event. They are subjective reflections and often written well after the fact. Other people I mention will have their own version of the events I describe and might disagree with their portrayal. This project is not about libelling people or stigmatising them but about recording my own perceptions of racism as a person sensitized to racism, both as a victim of racism and as a racist.
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