Being white doesn’t make me rich
Toby Britton, Siloam Springs, AR I grew up in Uganda, East Africa where I stood out like a sore thumb since I was white. The...
Scared to say the wrong thing
Grace Fry, Whitesville, NY p>As a white person I grew up not having to worry about getting pulled over or judged or treated differently just...
I’m sorry for past uninformed judgements.
Dale Kolomaznik, Dayton, OH. I’d love to be a part of future discussions on this topic. I became interested I’m racial relations when, as an...
Complicated, a foot in two worlds.
Javiera, San Diego, CA. My husband often jokes that I’m not “brown” because my light skin makes me look like an average white person. But...
I’m tired of walking on eggshells.
S. E. USA. I’m white. I have never once paid attention to what color someone’s skin is (unless I admired the color). Now I’m told...
I am not white, or caucasian!
Heather Sanchez, Upper Lake, CA. As the world gets more politically correct, I have turned to study my own roots, as a ‘white’ person. What...
You are a white person undercover.
Tricia Jenkins-Roberts, Watsonville, CA. I was a 20 year old indigenous childcare worker at a Salvation Army in South Phoenix which was a predominately Black...
Are you the insurance salesman, dear?
Mike Lynch, Madison, WI. I was the only white person at my girlfriend’s family reunion. Before I had a chance to introduce myself, her Great-Aunt...
Standards of Beauty
Kelly Le, Chelsea, MA. Sometimes I feel like the only way I can feel beautiful is if a white person tells me I am.
White person, in a white place.
Connor York, Portland, OR. Experiencing life as a middle class white male in a largely white area can make it difficult to understand the complex...
White Guilt Misses the Entire Point
Gabrielle Durrett, Tucson, AZ. As a white person, I frequently feel white guilt whenever the topics of slavery and racism come up. For ages, I...
We all walked out of Africa…
Patricia, Akron, OH. White person: “we all walked out of Africa” Black person: “Some of us got (a) free ride”
Stop blaming me, not my fault
Anonymous I’m tired of people of other races blaming white people for their problems. I’m a white person, I guarantee you that I haven’t done...
