On White Privilege ...
I am a heterosexual white male, English speaking, from a Christian family, living in North America with no visible disabilities.
I have been in a quiet room with one other person. I have walked through a park alone at night. I have gone on dates with relative strangers and just hung out at their house. I have been blackout drunk in public. I have NEVER feared rape.
I have walked down the street and people do not cross to the other side. I have never had a racial slur yelled at me from a stranger on the street or a passing car. I have never been to an interview with the concern that, because of the colour of my skin, I will not get the job no matter how well I perform. I have never feared being stopped and asked about my actions or intentions by police so long as I am acting in a generally decent way. Even when I have acted irresponsibly and recklessly I have NEVER been treated without respect from those with authority.
I do not worry that my first language, the one taught me b…
I have been in a quiet room with one other person. I have walked through a park alone at night. I have gone on dates with relative strangers and just hung out at their house. I have been blackout drunk in public. I have NEVER feared rape.
I have walked down the street and people do not cross to the other side. I have never had a racial slur yelled at me from a stranger on the street or a passing car. I have never been to an interview with the concern that, because of the colour of my skin, I will not get the job no matter how well I perform. I have never feared being stopped and asked about my actions or intentions by police so long as I am acting in a generally decent way. Even when I have acted irresponsibly and recklessly I have NEVER been treated without respect from those with authority.
I do not worry that my first language, the one taught me b…