Dear Hillary, I wish you did not say this

[EffieBlack]

161. She didn't say all or most white women. She was clearly referring to a specific segment

of white women. And she was right.

Have you stopped to think about why you are so offended by someone referring to "white women" and assume that they're talking about you and feel the need to step up and defend the women she was actually talking about? In my experience, black and brown folk are used to be constantly identified by our race, but many white people get really touchy about being identified by their race. This, in my view, is based on a certain privilege that white folk have of being able to assume that they're just "people," not "white people," based upon their experience of usually being so treated - while everyone else is identified as belonging to certain categories.

This is in no way a criticism of you or a suggestion that you are biased in any way. White privilege is not your doing or your fault. But I hope you'll consider if it's playing a part in your reaction to Hillary's comment.