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title: Being White Rocks
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- Opinion
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created: 1168930180
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On my recent trip back from <a href="http://unethicalblogger.com/posts/tyler/roadshow_departing">road trip</a>, I couldn't help but appreciate Chris Rock's commentary on "being white" when he said "I always viewed being white like always having five bucks in your pocket."
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Sitting in line at a border patrol station just east of El Paso, I watched a hispanic family in a van get inspected relatively thoroughly, and couldn't help but giggle at the "inspection" that awaited me:
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<strong>Are you a U.S. citizen?</strong>
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<em>arrrrrrr</em>
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<strong>...Is that a yes or a no?</strong>
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<em>yes.</em> (-_-)
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<strong>Have a nice day.</strong>
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I feel secure.
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