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Blatant forms of racism may not be as prevalent as they once were, but subtle forms still exist. In this radio stand-up routine, Gayleem Aguilar recounts “subtly racist” experiences in an effort to provoke the holders of these attitudes to become more aware of their behavior.
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Blatant forms of racism may not be as prevalent as they once were, but subtle forms still exist. In this radio stand-up routine, Gayleem Aguilar recounts “subtly racist” experiences in an effort to provoke the holders of these attitudes to become more aware of their behavior.
Transcript
[Music: Calle 13]
I was in 5th grade and we were playing dodgeball in gym class, and this tall blonde named Kristen hurls the ball at me and shouts, “You’re out, wetback!” I walk over to the sidelines and start patting my back. I stick my hand up my shirt to really feel my back up, and nothing. And I think to myself, “Man, this bitch is either blind or stupid because my back is perfectly dry.”
[Laughter]
Anyway, I walk over to my friend Maria and she explained what the word meant.
And I was right. There was definitely something wrong with that bitch.
[Laughter]
Yeah man, that my first experience with racism. And you the racism was perfect. It was straight up. But when I got to college, I experienced some other shit. I was in a political science class, and we were talking about race. Some bitch raises her hand and starts talking about how she doesn’t see color. And the fi...
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