As a black man living in America (A nice, long essay)...

[GaYellowDawg]

28. This post should be read and internalized.

All of it is important, but the last point is particularly crucial. MrScorpio, I don’t have any way to step into your shoes. The only thing I can do is listen. It was a shock for me to realize that not everyone had the same experience of the world that I do. I have tried to explain white male privilege as, women and anyone who’s not white has to deal with a whole lot of shit that I don’t. But not having to deal with it makes me blind to it. My only realistic option is to listen.

The day that anyone who isn’t white, male, and straight can point to me and say, “he has no more privilege than me” will be the first day I think it’s true. It’s just not a judgement I can make without someone else’s perspective.