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klook

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Thu May-22-08 11:19 AM
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12. Seeing the first black kid in my all-white 7th grade class

get viciously harassed by a racist asshole on the playground.

I'm ashamed to say I didn't attack his attacker that day, but I really took the scene to heart. That black kid later became a good friend of mine.

That day made me think about all the lies I'd been fed. I started seeing the world through different eyes. The choices I've subsequently made are what have made me the person I am today.

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