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My Magnum Opus & Eeyore Essay 5.01

Richard The Chwalek
2 min readMay 1, 2021

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Pick yourself up off the canvas.

But it is so warm down here in my own sweat, blood, and drool.

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Critical Race Theory has not gotten good reviews from White America…

Is there a joke here, or is it just that White Americans are that unaware of how much of a joke they are, when it comes to their obliviousness to systemic racism?

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I am not saying because you are White you can’t have an opinion on racism theories…

Yet, a White person having a negative opinion on a racism theory that is critical of Whites and White society nearly makes that White person a moron on oxy.

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Can the incessant talk of systemic racism ruin the perspective of Black children, so they feel it is useless to try hard to escape their situation?

Sure. But why must Black children try so hard to escape their circumstances, situation, etc.? Could their “situation” possibly be due to systemic f’ing racism!?

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I have been called a wokist…

That is as damaging to me as my parents being called do-gooders by city leaders.

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My parents did many

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Richard The Chwalek
Richard The Chwalek

Written by Richard The Chwalek

Mostly serious stuff w/ bits of sarcastic fluff. I wish more could be told yet bios have room 4 short & bold. You’ll see less length isn’t my greatest strength.

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