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Alex Cranz

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From elementary school through college I went to school with sheltered upper middle class white boys who could DEVASTATE with a smirk. A facial guesture that weaponized their privilege. Infuriatingly you can’t fight that fucking smirk with a punch or words.

We saw that as Trump smirked his way through the election and we’ll see it at that boy from Kentucky’s friends, family, and school protect him.

I fucking hate that smirk. It says “I’m richer, I’m white, and I’m a guy. My existence trumps your experience.”
Few things make me as angry as that smirk. I’ve learned the best recourse is to ignore those fucks, and keep dismantling their power structures. #FuckEmThroughProgress

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