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40. Mind blowing. That poor child.

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Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:06 AM

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"Put him in a black skin"... [View all] sheshe2 Oct 28 OP

A very mature and wise young student. Wonder what life had in store for her/ him Deuxcents Oct 28 #1

Outstanding response! brer cat Oct 28 #2

wow DoBW Oct 28 #3

It's only one sentence, but it speaks volumes. anciano Oct 28 #4

No Kidding!!! calimary Oct 28 #9

What a Sweetheart ... Clearly a Cha Oct 28 #5

FWIW, Google AI couldn't identify the student, or give their correct gender. TheRickles Oct 28 #7

I'm sure all those "intelligent agents" couldn't identify Hitler's racial makeup or his gender either. erronis Oct 28 #8

Yeesh, I just thought it would be interesting to learn more about whoever came up with that brilliant quote. TheRickles Oct 28 #12

Sorry. I tend to get carried away on the enshittification of the internet. erronis Oct 28 #14

Got it. No worries - all is forgiven. :-) TheRickles Oct 28 #16

See my post #21 IronLionZion Oct 28 #22

Oh dear.. now what? Cha Oct 28 #10

Appears DU dweller Oct 28 #26

Boy or girl? colorado_ufo Oct 29 #32

Powerful maveric Oct 28 #6

We should do that with everyone swong19104 Oct 28 #11

this sounds a lil too good to be true tbh, mainly because of the utter lack of correlating evidence WhiskeyGrinder Oct 28 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author anciano Oct 28 #17

Today some have the attitude "Hey we don't need to see the trees because we see a forest." . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 28 #18

I don't need made-up stories to know that living in a white supremacy hurts Black people. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 28 #20

It's from a book called "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson IronLionZion Oct 28 #21

What is from the book? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 28 #23

The story in the OP IronLionZion Oct 28 #24

Does the book name the child who wrote this essay, the school where they studied, who sponsored the contest? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 28 #25

Is the identity or even the verity of the anecdote the most important point here? Ilikepurple Oct 28 #28

I've found a different source referenced. Wiz Imp Oct 28 #29

Since that book is 1944 and the OP story says 1944 IronLionZion Oct 29 #38

Agreed Wiz Imp Oct 29 #39

If you have not read Wilkerson's Caste, it is well worth reading. Lonestarblue Oct 29 #37

... littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #15

Ouch. Iggo Oct 28 #19

Great idea LetMyPeopleVote Oct 28 #27

As a young teen I read Black Like Me. multigraincracker Oct 28 #30

As did I. sheshe2 Oct 28 #31

Required reading as a Freshman. sop Oct 29 #33

He needs to live the story, not ban it. multigraincracker Oct 29 #35

Do that Rebl2 Oct 29 #34

Do it to TSF's whole cabinet tikka Oct 29 #36

Mind blowing. That poor child. marble falls Tuesday #40