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Wentworth Miller

My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion.

Wentworth Miller

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Wentworth Miller is describing how he experiences racism indirectly, often hearing offensive remarks made around his white friends that would be unacceptable in his own family setting. This highlights the difference in comfort and boundaries between his personal cultural environment and the outside world.

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