[New post] Mistaken Identity

msw blog posted: " People sometimes say it is class, not race, that is an issue. But if you are Black, it doesn't matter if you are richer, smarter, more polished. That hasn't prevented a future president from being mistaken for a waiter, or a man who'd become U.S.attorney" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Real Life of an MSW Mistaken Identity by msw blog People sometimes say it is class, not race, that is an issue. But if you are Black, it doesn't matter if you are richer, smarter, more polished. That hasn't prevented a future president from being mistaken for a waiter, or a man who'd become U.S.attorney general from being stopped by police when running to get to a movie—and these are just the tip of a very large iceberg. - Marie Sassi, 67, New York City Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of "positively purging", as I know each of these pieces represents something… msw blog | December 9, 2021 at 12:00 am | Tags: Black experience, class, conversation, educated, identity, marie sassi, Mistaken identity, Privileged, race, sterotypes, Wealth, white privilege | Categories: Reflections | URL: https://wp.me/p6GW68-6nH Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Real Life of an MSW. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://reallifeofanmsw.com/2021/12/09/mistaken-identity/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com