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b_b  ·  3165 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I'm a _____ (fill in the blank)

Don't you think that part of the luxury of whiteness is in not having to define yourself by race? I think it's unenviable that so many people are essentially painted into a corner whereby they need identity politics to represent their interests. I have great love and affection for the Scots and Fins, but I wouldn't ever consider voting for a person based on their Fin-ness or Scottish-ness. That's a position that only WASPs can enjoy fully.





blackbootz  ·  3165 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's very true. A lot of white people do enjoy that luxury.

I think about race more because of my environment. Though for me it's a soujourn. For a lot of others it's a daily obligation. And unenviable is a good way to describe it.