White Privilege, Racism, White Denial & The Cost of Inequality

[cinnabonbon]

16. Thank you so much

for the welcome. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I am so glad I found this group.

I have seen you in other threads, and the way you deal with white people who take race relations too personally is always cool to watch. Teach me your subtle ways so I won't get hides.

The "white privilege is the wrong phrase" thread.... I am almost tempted to ask for a link to it. It sounds so wrong. But then again, so does all the gender and race discussions we have in GD.

But then they would have to admit they've been BAMBOOZLED. They would have to admit that deep down inside some wealthy white male "Influencer" told them that "those people" took something from you . . . And deep down inside - they bought into it - just a little bit.

I think you're onto something here. I bet that's why they're so uncomfortable - because I bet that as white people, they've gone through this thought experiment: "If slavery was around today, I wouldn't take any part in it." To find out that they've been benefiting from it after all must suck, I'm sure. But nevertheless, that doesn't excuse all the defensive, weird things they say when they are confronted with their privilege.

Awww...I had to say something in that thread! They were seriously saying such base things that I felt like I was doing them a disservice by letting them continue to repeat those things.