Courtesy of The Root
In the latest in a series of Reddit Ask Me Anything sessions, our Race Manners columnist, Jenée Desmond-Harris, opened herself up to more of your burning questions about race. Check out the conversation here.
Jenée Desmond-Harris: Hi, I’m Jenée Desmond-Harris. I write The Root‘s Race Manners advice and etiquette column, where I do my best to tackle readers’ toughest and touchiest questions about the ethics and etiquette of racial interactions in a changing America. Recently I’ve looked into whether comments about weight are “a nonwhite thing,” whether hair care can be oppressive to black girls and some touchy topics surrounding interracial relationships.
Got a hard, weird, funny or confusing question related to race? I’ll see if I can answer it.
butchandthekid: Are you ashamed of mainstream black culture?
Jenée Desmond-Harris: No, but I think this is an interesting question, even more because of what it reveals about your thinking (which I don’t think is uncommon) than what it asks.
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