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208061, I mean, I guess. But what about all the B/black people who
Posted by Teknontheou, Fri Jun-12-15 02:17 PM
*have* passed? They were able to pass because they looked enough like white people to be able to do it, more than anyone granting them anything. I guess you could argue that that's a form of privilege, but it's not, really. I have family who could pass for Asian, if they really wanted to. Before the mid-20th century it was *not* a privilege to be Asian, though.
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