White guilt smothers hopes of authenticity.
Cindy Castevens Winston Salem, NC I’m white, and feel ashamed about my color every time I’m around black folks whom I don’t know. I think...
Who will love this black girl?
Gabby Mbeki, Boston, MA. In the fall of 1997, I started 6th grade at a day independent school in Connecticut. I grew up in a...
Guilt. I loved my Annie so.
Lisa VonTress Las, Sunrise, FL. As a child growing up in the DC suburbs, I had no idea about what was going on. I had...
But where are you really from?
Dionyves Martin, The United Kingdom Growing up mixed race is confusing. All too often you are expected to choose sides as if part of a...
Was your dad in the war?
Petra Snowden, Virginia Beach, VA As a German-born immigrant I always felt this to be a sensitive question, especially when asked by my Jewish friends....
Whites: reject guilt and self-hatred.
Joseph Miller, USA In the Twitter thread that brought me here, NatGeo published two pictures of white people. Both of the six-word captions for these...
I wanna help but I’m scared.
Nichole Proctor, Harriman, TN Being white and living in the south can be scary. My husband and I carry white guilt. We know we’re privileged...
Difference between Phillando and me? Nothing.
Barry, MN. As a black man, who – though I hate the phrase, acts very “white”, I feel as though you have act a certain...
White Jewish girl in a bubble
Emily Einhorn, Beachwood, OH. Whenever there is talk about racism, a part of me feels guilty. I have lived in a small suburb my entire...
My father is racist, I’m NOT
Matt Schoch, Viroqua, WI. I’ve always felt guilt and shame having grown up in a racist household. Even as an adult I’ve felt awkward around...
Equality isn’t found using guilt trips
Chris Wehunt, Overland Park, KS. So much focus is put on splitting up races, every time the race card is used in the media you...
From love – fear, (a) foreigner’s view (on) racism.
David Chen, New York, NY. I grew up in China listening to artists like 50 cent, Tupac, Snoop dogg (lion), and Jay-Z. I have every...
I’m not guilty, Family from Norway.
Michael J, Rochester, MN. I just feel I am a little tired of feeling guilty about being a white male. My family came from Norway...
I Carry Guilt Because I’m White
Brandie Bushee, Cedar Falls, IA. In our current times we hear about racism every day. I hate it. I’m not one to say “I don’t...
Whitey guilt do-gooders destroyed black family
Anon Ymous Charlotte, NC “Replaced slavery chains with entitlement chains” As a white with guilt, all I can say is: I’m so sorry, twice…
I really hate the word “white”.
Anna, Columbia, SC. I know I have “white” skin, but I really hate that word. I don’t think about myself as “white”. I am Italian...
