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"I think Mrs. C’s heart is in the right place, and you’ve been unfair in your reaction to her."

Yeah, Erica had a similar impression. I have the advantage of having had other conversations with Mrs. C and understanding where she's coming from a bit more clearly. But even without that, I think the phrasing is far too telling to simply be talking about divisions.

As I said to Erica, it would be odd to hear a woman talking about the "unfortunate fact of her femininity", no? There's a difference between recognising the problem of bigotry and lamenting the parts of yourself that the bigots attack.

That said, how was my reaction unfair? I don't think it was particularly forceful at all.

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