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Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:
I believe being a mixed race woman she faced situations in her life that many of us have never experienced. As a child I would imagine she didn't feel any different than any other child. However as she aged, she was exposed to the various types of discrimination for being "different." That is no easy task for any individual but she was able to excel in school & her community. Fast forwarding to the present, she became the first woman of color to run for president in a very divided country. When a person runs for president, their past becomes exposed, questioned & analyzed. That process alone takes a very independent strong sense of one's self knowing all along that their life has not been perfect & those imperfections will be open to considerable scrutiny & discussion.
I believe being a mixed race woman she faced situations in her life that many of us have never experienced. As a child I would imagine she didn't feel any different than any other child. However as she aged, she was exposed to the various types of discrimination for being "different." That is no easy task for any individual but she was able to excel in school & her community. Fast forwarding to the present, she became the first woman of color to run for president in a very divided country. When a person runs for president, their past becomes exposed, questioned & analyzed. That process alone takes a very independent strong sense of one's self knowing all along that their life has not been perfect & those imperfections will be open to considerable scrutiny & discussion.
I see what you mean. Sure, she has guts for running but she ran a crummy campaign that got derailed because her record got exposed. As a POC myself, I usually have to work twice as harder to prove I belong or that I was not some AA hire. I certainly understand her struggles, but most POC have to for the most part.
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