The hardest thing is even seeing the problem. I like to think of myself as being non-sexist, non-racist, etc. but until recently (*) I wasn't even aware of my own blindness.

Leslie Hawthorn just gave an excellent talk on how to see privilege:

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuK45hDRlaE

(if you don't have 45 minutes, watch this one instead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWRCQYRZJzo )

I want Squeak to be a place welcoming all humans. Please help remove obstacles to that, especially those we cannot even see.

- Bert -

(*) I don't recall when I realized I had been privileged all along, but I do remember this nerdy piece being helpful for explaining it:
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/

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