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Don’t Hate Me Because I’m White

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 america, conservative, Duncan, female, hate, help, judge, Julie Kendall, OK, privilege, See, stereotype, walk in your shoes, white

Julie Kendall,
Duncan, OK.

I feel stereotyped and judged just because I was born a white female and am considered a conservative, and am older. I didn’t choose my ethnicity any more than the next person. What’s this term “privileged” that I keep seeing posted everywhere in conjunction with being white? That’s kind of offensive. Do you know my story? Have you walked in my shoes? Do you know me as a person? Do you know my heart? Don’t judge and for sure don’t hate. I consider myself pretty selfless, empathetic, loving, giving, and kind. I strive to see ALL people as just…people. I want fairness. I’m against racial injustice. I want peace and love for America. How can I help? How can we get there?

White guy can’t walk in’your shoes

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Jay Grabow, middle class, NH, Omaha, suburbs, walk in your shoes, white guy

Jay Grabow,
Omaha, NH.

I’m a 52 year old white guy, living in middle class suburbs. Yeah, I’ve struggled to get where I am in life and I’ll need to keep struggling to maintain it. I grew up absorbing the racism around me. But I witnessed two prime examples of how racism affects African Americans while in my teens and I’ve worked to reject racism ever since. Still, I can’t “walk a mile in their shoes”, because mere empathy won’t tell me exactly what it’s like to be black in America. For this reason, if an African American tells me that some event or some statement is “racist”, I’ll generally take their word for it. After all, it’s not for the perpetrators of hate to distinguish what’s racist and what isn’t – it’s up to the victims to do so. Listen more. Talk less.

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