I recently had this exact conversation with a wealthy well-educated woman. And I've been painted as a white supremacist simply because I support DJT, this despite the fact that my son is dating a black woman and we LOVE her dearly! The whole notion is so completely offensive that I'm often rendered speechless, I sit quietly in awe of the stupidity and lack of self-awareness.

During our conversation I gave this woman numerous examples of minority people who grew up in extreme poverty and/or crappy neighborhoods who all went on to achieve all kinds of success despite the odds being against them. Folks such as Wilma Rudolph, Frederick Douglas, Thomas Sowell, Candace Owens, Vandana Shiva... hell, even Oprah Winfrey and, more locally, our own beloved Gene Juarez http://seattlerefined.com/fashion-beauty/gene-juarez-meet-the-man-behind-the-pnw-hair-empire

There TONS of success stories out there and none of them focus on minorities needing handouts or welfare. My son's girlfriend worked hard to put herself through college, she has a great job and would be absolutely offended if she were viewed as less than capable or needing others to sacrifice for her.

ZERO self-awareness is an understatement!!!! It's frustrating as hell, clearly I haven't found a successful way to deal with it. ?