Some observations about our stories of racial discrimination

[ismnotwasm]

9. I hope so

What I’m seeing more of, uunfortunately is a focus on, and rejection of, the relatively mild discomfort of a term like Wypipo. Completely missing the point. In any conversation I have with my fellow white people, I see immediate defensiveness when it comes to race.

There are small victories. Recently, I was at a restaurant with some relatives —a kind of mildly trendy place, in a fairly trendy, and very liberal, very white, neighborhood. I mentioned this, and then dryly asserted that all the whiteness made me uncomfortable (it didn’t, kinda annoyed me though) My youngest daughter looked at me and said, “Thats white privilege, saying you are uncomfortable around white people”

I was so proud. Because even though it was half a joke, it’s a joke I “get” to make. It’s pretentious and silly as well. She saw right through the bullshit of it, as well as the privilege of it. Not a great example, but all of my children are at least aware that discussions can be had without defensiveness. Working on the grandchildren early as well.

Here at DU, I guess what we never know, is what’s on the other side of a key board. Not talking about trolls, but what causes the blind spots we as white people have, and ALL of us, myself included have blind spots when it comes to whiteness and race