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Friend:: How cool is Chicago?
Me:: I love it! You should come visit me this summer!
Friend:: If I come will you be my ghetto pass?
Me:: .........
I then tried very every avenue possible to explain why this was a microaggression (mind you he was very familiar with the term as we were in a graduate program that focused very heavily on race, racism, and microaggressions). He told me I was over reacting and that Eminem had said it so it was okay -__- He then said he's said it to other Black ppl. and they were okay with it -__-.
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