The White Girl: curious, ignorant, ashamed
Rebeca Osborn Ambridge, PA I grew up in largely white, upper-middle-class suburbs, but as a social outcast for different reasons, somehow most of my best...
Ashamed that I was completely oblivious
Diana Valentine Minneapolis, MN I am haunted to this day (and I am now 65) that I was so completely clueless about race, civil rights,...
I am ashamed of my racism.
Ann Wroth Arlington, VA As a proud liberal feminist I am ashamed of the racism I carry inside. #whitepeopleproblems
Just Wanna Be A Good Person
Elizabeth Simson Durant Portland, OR Facing race and racism is hard for white people like me because we feel guilty and ashamed. We wish we...
Silently ashamed by my Anglo-Saxon heritage.
Kelly Cirigliano Orange, CA I am ostensibly white. In the secrecy of my heart, I am embarrassed of my race. Often I feel the urge...
Ashamed by white bread and atrocities.
Devin Day Washington, DC As a straight, white, twenty-something man, I am imminently aware of my privileges, given randomly due to my genetic make-up alone....
Called my friend nigger. Ashamed forever.
Bill Rowe Bucks County, PA It was 1971 and I was ashamed the moment I said it. Jeff was a friend and to impress the...
I’m afraid of black men
CA Pittsburgh, PA I don’t know why. And I don’t mean just in a dark, desolate alley- where I’d be afraid of any man. I...
My background? Why do you ask?
Em Canada This is a constant and terrible icebreaker. It’s not that I’m ashamed or shy about my mixed background or ambiguous looks, but I’m...
Only bigots believe prejudice is universal
J Wildman Saint Louis, MO I grew up in a household where we were basically allowed to develop our own opinions about prejudice. I’ve never...
