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are (usually patronising) whites who believe that they are no longer racist because they have read it. It makes
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Foremostly, I detest the imposition that anyone who is non-Aboriginal can define my aboriginality for me and my race. Neither do I accept any definition of aboriginality by non-Aboriginals as it insults my intelligence, spirit and soul, and negates my
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