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In reply to the discussion: White people (especially men...especially straight) seem to have lived in a bubble all their lives [View all]randys1
(16,286 posts)have to say, I think it is worth my time and yours to talk about it.
Your reaction is one of being defensive with an issue where you (and I) are part of the group in power and you dont have to be, defensive.
We do live a life of privilege, period, as white Americans.
That doesnt mean we have privilege compared to Mitt Romney or George Bush or Patrick Kennedy, all of whom are born into wealth, or Trump etc.
But we do have privilege when compared to non whites, in general.
This affords us a cloak of privilege and a sort of bubble, if you will, that we dont even realize we have.
We really do have these things and the best way to react to those on the "outside" is to spend not one second debating whether or not we have the privilege, but working to do something about it.
You and I, two intelligent, educated, decent white men can work together to fix this, I know we can.