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In reply to the discussion: White DUers: Tell Your Stories [View all]Bucky
(53,947 posts)I'm a little annoyed when people equate whiteness with bigotry and hatred. There are, of course, scads of white Americans who have promoted promoted tolerance, equality, and the ending of oppression. It's wrong to dismiss their contributions, even if they were imperfect by contemporary standards.
As a Houstonian I have the luxury of running in remarkably diverse crowds in the arts scene. On occasion I've had to sit through a poetry performance that used the term white as a sweeping generalization to mean racist violent bigotry.
On the other hand I've been pulled over while driving on a suspended license and let off with a warning. That's only happened because I'm white.
I hope as I read through the rest of these anecdotes I don't see people conflating social inconvenience with economic and political oppression.
Thank you for asking this question. Dialogue is our number one tool for growth