MJ Adia
1 min readJun 13, 2021

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Very interesting article, Ian. Thank you. I understand a lot of what you wrote. I was also adopted by white parents, grew up in the burbs, went to private schools. I know it is unbelievable to imagine, but some people actually don't see racism. I mean, they see it, but it has no impact. I know this because I have seen it. On another note, I am taking a course called Calling In the Calling Out Culture. One thing I really like is an idea for us to reflect on which was, "Learn the difference between the enemy and the problematic ally." The other one that really stuck was, "We are all someone's problematic ally." I do think there are people who really want to do people of color harm, and there are some who don't want to but do it anyway because of ignorance, and there are those who are ready and willing to do the work and they will make mistakes. It is a lot more complicated than it seems to "wake people up."

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MJ Adia
MJ Adia

Written by MJ Adia

Black-Filipina. Lived in Peru for 5 years. LICSW, dancer, meditator. Writes about multiculturalism, cinema, race, social issues.

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