White Privilege

Miss C. on top, then from the left it's H2O, The Rock, The Hybrid, and Me.

I have been thinking a lot lately about the fact that I am white. Well, actually, I have been thinking about the fact that I never think about my being white.

Okay here's the deal. I have a roomie who is called The Rock for the purposes of this blog. She is Mexican. Today I asked her a question worded somewhat like this:

"Is the fact that you are Mexican always at the back of your mind? Like, I never ever think about the fact that I am white. It doesn't even occur to me. But do you think about how you are not white like everyone else?"

Remember that barbecue I attended in the summer that was for Mexicans? I told her about that and how it was so obvious to me that I was different and it did not feel normal.

She said, "I have just the thing for you to read. It talks about that exact thing."

She went in her room and brought out this article for me to read.

If you are not busy, read it. Actually, even if you are busy, read it. It is kind of long, but it is so interesting! There are things in there that I had never thought about (until now, which is what prompted my question) and I agree with a lot of it.

Just being white gives me so many advantages that I never even realized. And I feel exactly how it said about white not being a race. I don't even feel like I have a race, you know?

It's just weird to think about how much my being white is affecting my life without me noticing. Wow. I just can't grasp it.

Please read the article and tell me what you think.