You Don't Have to Apologize for Being White
June 18, 2014 12:49 PM   Subscribe

Realistically, in the court of general opinion on historical victimhood, you’re not going to win. I will. Black people always do...You said that you won’t apologize for your privilege. That’s fine, man. I don’t think anyone actually wants you to apologize for anything. Really, all we can ask of you, especially at this early stage in your development of thinking about the world, is that you give it some thought. It’s hard, I know. If it was easy, all the bad stuff we have today — racism, sexism, homophobia, wars, all that — would be gone. But it’s not easy.
posted by rcraniac (6 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Looks like this came up already in the discussion thread of the thing it's responding to. -- cortex



 
Linked in the discussion of the Fortgang piece.
posted by Etrigan at 12:52 PM on June 18, 2014


> You’re good at arguing, but not good at thinking (yet).

That is incredibly good.
posted by benito.strauss at 12:57 PM on June 18, 2014


Was this piece written by these guys? Seriously, bro. Seriously.
posted by entropicamericana at 1:03 PM on June 18, 2014


Read both the original article and the response. Both are treasure troves of unrestrained condescending douchebaggery. Kudos all around.
posted by Behemoth at 1:03 PM on June 18, 2014


But I can try to understand, which is what I also ask of you.

As is that. Empathy is the key, and the thing that so many people are really bad at. The world ends at the end of their nose.
posted by Benny Andajetz at 1:03 PM on June 18, 2014


Even that which holds you down can in a way be an asset.

I am so fortunate that Time never saw fit to print any of the idiocy I thought at 19.
posted by Pogo_Fuzzybutt at 1:06 PM on June 18, 2014


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