I don’t know what privilege is
Charles Sackman, Mansfield, OH I’m told my skin tone has granted me great privilege. It’s easy to make assumptions based on appearances….folks tend to forget...
BREAKING NEWS: Jews experience prejudice AND white privilege
Osher Fein, Cupertino, CA This took me an embarrassingly long time to realize, but there’s this weird thing that white Jews experience called “conditional white...
Yes, I transitioned. Still white, though.
Jonah F. Brooklyn, NY As a transgender man, I can relate to being marginalized. But still, my whiteness (and now maleness) affords me privilege in...
To understand privilege and uplift all
Kaydence, Burlington, IA Race is a social construct, but with that came real life issues. I am thankful to have the opportunity to learn about...
Being white is more than privilege.
Adela Ludeke, Austin, TX. I know that whites are traditionally “privileged”, but I find it so cringeworthy when I hear other whites checking their privilege....
“An Intelligent, Independent African American Women!”
Malikah Black, Urbana, IL. Based on stereotypes and neither are my sisters. The media instantly judge African American Women on their many failures, but what...
Jew. That’s what they call me.
Kelsey Bamburg, Quinlan, TX I’m not a POC. I will never understand their struggles. I benefit from white privilege. I get called a white girl...
Guide To Your Privilege Right
Z Frohna, Los Angeles, CA. So. I’m a white woman who lives in L.A. But I’m also disabled, and a part of the LGBT+ community....
The luxury of not considering race.
Pat Manning, Manchester, NH Manchester Community College One of the biggest benefits of being white in the U.S. is the fact that you are almost...
We must stand together as one
Ryan Dodds, McCook Lake, SD I believe in times like these, we must stand together against the evils of this world. I believe that many...
WTF IS WHITE PRIVILEGE
Mara, CANADA. I am not a racist. But I feel the world (politicians and social activists) are turning me into one. I am so fed...
White wife to a black husband
Rachel Varney, Keller, TX I try daily to understand what my husband lives and what my 3 boys see and experience. I am very aware...
“Basic white girl, you’ll never understand.”
Rebecca Robrahn, Holland, MI. No matter how much I try to learn and read and participate in conversations, I’m told I can’t understand, will never...
Disappointed in myself and my country
Miranda Nogaki, Burien, WA. I’m sad and shamed it took me so long to see the racism in myself and my country. It’s so much...
