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I am such a priveleged person. White, male, straight, Christian, middle-class…there’s so much that I don’t have to worry about in life…like jogging alone at night. Or wondering if my Uber driver is gonna harass me. Or worrying that I’ll be shot or groped if a cop pulls me over
I’ve worked hard to get where I’m at, but I know I’m a product of a society that was designed to give me built-in advantages as a white man, even when I’ve screwed up. And I screwed up a lot!!
And I understand that if you were raised in a bubble like I was, then it can be hard to see the privileges you have. You may have been from humble circumstances, or came from a broken family, or whatever that helped mold who you are today.
But if you’re white, you already have an advantage. Male? Even easier! Straight? Pfft!! Here’s a freaking roadmap laid out for you on how to get whatever you want! Oh you veered off course? That’s ok! Just hop back on where you left off.
It’s not about you not working hard to get to where you are. It’s about recognizing that an African-American girl born and raised in the south side of Chicago has infinitely more obstacles to overcome than you could ever imagine.
Can she be successful? Of course! Does she have the same roadmap you do? OF COURSE NOT! If she works as hard as you did, would she be in the same position you are? NOT A CHANCE.
They say the first step to recovery is recognizing you have a problem. White privilege is real and it’s a problem. So I beg you (yes, the majority of you that follow me) to just recognize it. It doesn’t make you a bad person!
Everyone is born in different circumstances. Our differences are what make us unique and great and awesome. But your privilege is not what makes you great. It’s a f***ing problem. Please recognize that you have it,
and then you’ll start on the path to helping our country not experience what we currently are. I don’t know what to do next. I feel lost. Also ashamed. But I know that denying I’m better off than POC or women merely because I’m a white male is not going to help. AT ALL!
I hate that I feel like I have to say all this right now. I prefer tweeting about Seinfeld and dogs and funny things. When shit like this happens I don’t like to get into it because I like so many of you but you can be real dicks at times too. So I prefer to not be a dick to you!
But I’ve really had it. I’m rambling. But I can’t keep my mouth shut about this. Sorry! But not sorry?
I love most of you. And I know you’re decent people! So I know deep down you want to help. Doing this is not helping (this is what set me off, I guess): https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1266231100780744704?s=21
Anyway. Donate. Protest. Do whatever will help make things better. This probably isn’t helping much because all I’m doing is being a freaking keyboard warrior which is LAME! Ok see ya
