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nasty experience. Unfortunately, the otherwise beautiful city
that I live in, Portland, OR, also has the dubious distinction
of being the whitest city in the United States (yes, we even
beat Salt Lake City). I was walking down the street the other
day wearing a black shirt with Celtic knots on the front and
running down one of the sleeves and I was stopped by a guy
telling me that he was proud that others were willing to
celebrate their European heritage and not be driven underground.
While I'm proud of my heritage, the suggestion of white
supremecy in the man's conversation just gave me the creeps and
I turned and walked away without saying anything else.
Disclaimer: Being proud of my heritage does not mean that I am
proud of everything that my ancestors have done. In fact, much
of it is disgraceful, but I think I'll stop there as it's so
easy to misunderstand conversation about