I care more than my appearance
Hayden Campbell, Mesa, AZ My name is Hayden Campbell. I am a white Christian male. To many people, that is all I am. I grew...
Young Bearded White Male…ehh
Jedediah Stegman Polk City, IA No cause, no advocate, just white and male. So little to be inspired by, all our models or “heroes” are...
I’m white male. What race problem?
Charles Dibe, Lincoln, TX That was the me of my youth. (I’m now 81.) Almost totally oblivious. I read the news, but I didn’t understand,...
So privileged but yet so overlooked
CP, Freeport, IL As an white male I feel apart of a group of people that aren’t discriminated against but overlooked. I’ve never felt any...
No College Scholarships for White Males
Theresa Goldenberg Melbourne Beach, FL In Zora Neale Hurston essay “How it Feels to be Colored Me” she explains that she didn’t realize she was...
Don’t think I’m like you, I’m not
JP, Harrisburg, NC As a 50-year-old man from the South living in the south I frequently find myself in situations where only men from the...
There is only one Human Race.
Jason Argent, United Kingdom As a white male, living in a predominantly white neighbourhood, working in a predominantly white workplace and profession, it is easy...
White male trying to be accountable.
Skyler, Vancouver, WA Autistic, raised Islamic, and traveled the world. Still learning to be humble and understand the privilege I was born with, and will...
White, privellged, and aware of it.
Grant Peters, Orange, CA I come from a wealthy suburb of the Bay Area in CA. I grew up in a bubble of sorts that...
Tired of being blamed for everything
Steve Snair, Canada. I’m a white male. By today’s definition, I’m the most privileged person to step foot on the planet. Well, let me tell...
In a way, we’re all stereotypes.
Alex, St. Petersburg, FL To look at me I fit an archetype of an overweight, white male. I feel like I’m so much more than...
White Male Teacher Looking to Help
Newo Zoils, Minneapolis, MN. I understand that as a white male in America I have in many unconscious ways perpetuated racism. I and my family...
Sensitivity doesn’t make you less proud.
Bill Dunn Wichita, KS As a white male with almost exclusively conservative Southern roots going back many generations, I am proud of my ancestral heritage....
Often Ashamed of Being White Male
Anthony Whittum, Portland, OR. As I get older (56) racism seems more prevalent or at least more “advertised” by those that hold racist beliefs. Or...
Being gay has taught me compassion.
Thomas Swinscoe Akron, OH I grew up in a time when being gay was even more of a challenge than it is today. As a...
Forced me to see broader humanity.
Douglas Moore, Sharon, VT. Raised white, male, Midwestern and Republican the movement broke open so many of the absolutes in my life.
White male forties need not apply
Allan Millard Canada As a young, white male I never really considered that I might be privileged for no other reasons than my age, sex...
What am I supposed to say?
Zack Ritchie, Boulder, CO. I am a white male. Race doesn’t play a very important role in my life. I go through my daily activities...
