When reading about all the different women who have come forward with their stories--or testimony--of sexual groping and unwanted physical attack, I am struck by one thing:
They did not say or do anything at the time, though in a state of shock, pain, and confusion because they felt they would not be believed.
As a person of color, I have been repeatedly verbally and physically abused--not by primarily Caucasians (although that has happened) but by African-Americans (as opposed to African immigrants) in the United States.
And the reason I have not "reported" these attacks--other than mostly on these blogs--is because I am afraid of the consequences: people blaming or not believing me.
Europeans seem to be quite naive about race relations in the U.S., falling into an idealization of African-Americans that does not correspond to the reality (of dysfunctional and destructive behaviors).
Throughout my life I have African-Americans use language quite similar to Donald Trump's (Access Hollywood)..."foul" and/or lewd and/or aggressive language.
Minorities should not "get a break" just because they are minorities.
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