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Sherman Alexie's avatar

I don't think black socks are trivial. Think of the garments we wear in other ceremonies that appear to be holy.

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Shemaiah Gonzalez's avatar

I so identify with this even though I am not Indian. There are just things as a poor person I did not know and neither did my parents. It reminds me of the scene in To Kill a Mockingbird when the Cunningham boy wants to put syrup on his meat. Calpurnia scolds Scout for teasing him about this. He’s a guest. But I remember reading it and thinking, he’s poor, he doesn’t know any better. There were so many situations were my poverty revealed my ignorance. And yes, every one I knew wore the damn white socks.

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