White Guilt is actually White Narcissism

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5. This is good, and this is hard.

It is very hard to dismantle one's unconscious biases. It requires self-examination every single day, with nearly every interaction. This is difficult but necessary work. It requires the white person to keep asking the question, over and over, "am I making this about me?" Sadly, most of the time the answer is "yes." In some measure, the "me-ness" can also be about trying to be a better human being, and not just about trying to scratch out a comfort zone. At least I hope so.

I wish there was an easier path to unlearning this stuff, but it's just applying the practice of Golden Rule all day, every day. I apologize in advance for slipping up, and I'll keep trying to do better.

Thank you for posting.