On white male, hetro privilege.

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39. guilt is nothing more than self-serving mental masterbation

of the kind that allows too many people to sit on their asses and accept the status quo. clearly you are not that type of person. i *really* hate the notion of "white guilt," which has really been promoted by the same people who use terms like "crying racism." white guilt is actually an insult, and an attempt to minimize a real problem. whether or not you have been poor or victimized, the reality of life in our country is that white males still control most of the institutions in american society...that's just the institutional reality of our society. and: it has always been the reality. does that mean all white males are powerful? no. does that mean all white males are guilty? no. does that mean white males should feel guilty? no.
what is does mean is this: until we can talk about institutional isms, we cannot ever have any hope of changing them. and we cannot have a meaningful discussion about or institutional racism or sexism or homophobia if everyone personalizes the discussion. look at what is going on in the republicon party right now. a bunch of mostly rich, white, male heterosexuals have declared a war on women because they have the POWER to do so. it is not about their skin color or gender, it is about power. and power-sickness because that group has held ALL THE POWER in this country since its inception, and they know their hegemony is coming to an end. it's not about you...they don't give a shit about you, just as they don't give a shit about me, a black, homosexual, female. if you don't identify with those in power, you shouldn't have any reason to feel guilty.