What do you think of Tim Wise's essay "This Is Your Nation on White Privilege"?

There were some interesting points in the essay, but I think it’s going to be difficult to discuss it in a general because it is very specific, (and very liberal). I particularly appreciated the guns and church comparisons.

@Marina
One’s reaction to this essay is going to be based on the race and political outlook of the reader, no doubt about it.
I think he is way off base on the first paragraph because the question of whether or not Bristol Palin is “doing the right thing” has no part of deciding who is going to be elected to National office..

As to the rest of it, I found myself nodding yes and then nodding no.
I do know that if I circulated this to some of my colleagues, who think McCain is a closet liberal, they would filing the internet with invective all night.

SRM

I also like this older one: http://tinyurl.com/peggym

Once my SoCal niece was practicing some teenage logic out on me in front of her parents and asked no one in particular, “How come at school they can have an ‘African American’ club and an ‘Asian American’ club but they can’t have a ‘white kids’ club?” I said, “Because the whole school is the white kid’s club.”

I think the concept applies to the U.S. at large.

Fortunately, I already understand the world and implcations of white privilege. However, I’m not sure it will sway any white voters. In my experience, bringing up the idea of white/male/hetero privilege to those of the privileged class just evokes defensiveness and excuses.

It certainly is an interesting read. I have to let it sink in.