Racial stereotyping may seem harmless but it is a form of violence

Most of us constantly juggle multiple identities. Stereotyping requires us to forget our own complexity - which diminishes and damages the self. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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What do you do when a friend says something terrible? I was out for dinner recently when someone I have known for a long time dropped a bombshell during our conversation.

She notes that she would know her child is in trouble if she finds herself in a class full of a certain race.

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