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Old 08-12-2020, 10:09 AM   #2248
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I know. I'm a women of color. For me it's about personal relationships. If I knew you well, wouldn't I be happier for your success rather than someone far away just because they happened to be the same race? Like i don't care if Chong is the Conservative leader over others. Does Chong being Prime Minister or Clarkson or Jean when they were GG motivate me more?

Did Palin turn Democratic women to go GOP? It's all a strange argument to me.
Well, I'm going to be a little cautious about how I tell you, a woman of colour, to feel about this. I will say what I've learned from BLM over the past couple months is POC in the USA can certainly have a more difficult time and face more obstacles than I know I've faced in my life. If parents raising their non-white daughter can point to VP Kamala Harris as somebody they can aspire to be, that could be a motivator for them. It is isn't for you and that's obviously fine, but come on, it's not weird for that to be helpful for somebody.

I know I used the prospect of Hillary being president as a conversation piece with my then 10-year-old daughter in 2016. Kids aren't stupid - she had already clued in that more men seemed to be in powerful positions than women. The idea of a woman being president definitely appealed to her.
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