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373 "Notes on White Privilege" w/ Adam Davidson and Thomas Chatterton Williams

The Fifth Column

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I've Been in a Room With a Lot of Powerful People, and It Seems to Be a Privileged Story, but It's Also a Standard Anti Privilege Story

"I think one of the secrets of my success genuinely like i do, actually, i'm arrogant enough to think i'm pretty good at some things and pretty bad at some other things," she says. "It has seemed clear to me that whatever the background, whether someone is child of wealthy niterian parents or whatever, that race just is a factor among many people in this country." She also talks about her experience as an entry-level reporter who's been able to rise through the ranks but not always accepted by powerful bosses. 'i know how to fuck with my bosses in a way that make that they like, like, i know how to make dumb jokes and kind of tease

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