Hey, I just wanted to say THANKS for writing this. I bookmarked it and several of your links under my "white privilege" tab.
I told a therapist years ago that I felt guilty for being white, well-off, stable family and home life, great spouse, smart, excellent private college, private schools, best education, able to do whatever I wanted in life, healthy (at the time)... in the years since I've learned it's not about feeling guilty for those things but about appreciating them and realizing how they affect your worldview and how other's might be different and affect theirs.
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Date: 2010-06-16 11:00 pm (UTC)I told a therapist years ago that I felt guilty for being white, well-off, stable family and home life, great spouse, smart, excellent private college, private schools, best education, able to do whatever I wanted in life, healthy (at the time)... in the years since I've learned it's not about feeling guilty for those things but about appreciating them and realizing how they affect your worldview and how other's might be different and affect theirs.