I love it when white Dudes proclaim to know the cure for white privilege

[The Second Stone]

222. I'm a person of plaid complexion with notions that I express

publicly. You tell me, are my notions racist? I certainly do not intend them to be racist, I certainly do not intend to offend anyone. I do not wish to cut in line, I want everyone around me to be the happiest they can be. For liberal causes I've passed petitions, stuffed envelopes, walked-precincts, joined and chaired committees and boards, attended conventions, donated and raised money, registered voters, written and published materials, run for office, held office and many other things. Because equality and respect for others is self-evidently correct.

Are certain people privileged by skin color or birth? George Will is a very good example. Talented at putting sentences together, he was born into a job defending conservatism where approximately one out of three columns he writes are about how black people aren't as worthy as white people. His columns are filled with historical errors. He has never worked a day in his life outside this world of conservative and racist water carrying for his employers. It is the epitome of privileged cluelessness. Every time he talks about race, he would be the good subject of such a discussion. But white men in general are not privileged. Men like George Will and Donald Sterling are. Their racism is not the result of their skin color, or really even their privileged upbringing. It is their lack of respect for the equality of others who weren't born rich and remain self-centered their entire lives, not just through their teenage years. They happen to have a skin color.