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“White privilege is a manipulative, suffocating blanket of power that envelops everything we know...It's brutal and oppressive, bullying you into not speaking up for fear of losing your loved ones, or job, or flat. It scares you into silencing yourself: you don't get the privilege of speaking honestly about your feelings without extensively assessing the consequences...challenging it can have implications on your quality of life.”
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
“Jewish guy did not know this, but 'oppression olympics' is what smart liberal Americans say, to make you feel stupid and to make you shut up.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“She recognized in Kelsey the nationalism of liberal Americans who copiously criticized America but did not like you to do so; they expected you to be silent and grateful, and always reminded you of how much better than wherever you had come from America was.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
The Islamic Book Cafe Club
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— last activity Jul 09, 2017 08:07AM
The Islamic BookCafe Club is a place for non Muslims, new Muslims, and seasoned Muslims to read deeply and with confidence under the guidance of Allah ...more
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group
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This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more
Silent World — A discussion group
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— last activity Jul 10, 2026 09:58AM
A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) by Lance & Jame ...more
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Biography, Cookbooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Thriller, north-american-history, historical, sociology, autobiography, africa, american-history, anti-racist, ethnic-studies, indigenous-history, native-americans, native-american-history, islam, ireland, lebanon, morocco, northern-africa, muslims, christianity, judaism, cultural, social-movements, social-justice, social-issues, social-change, terrorism, womens-rights, women-and-gender-studies, and feminism
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