Marginal Christianity

http://everydayfeminism.com/ September 21, 2014 by Jamie Kapp     White privilege can be a tricky thing for people to wrap their heads around. If you’ve ever called out white privilege before, chances are you’ve heard responses like “But I’m didn’t ask to be born white!” or “You’re being reverse racist.” The next time that happens, just show the nay-sayer this succinct comic by Jamie Kapp explaining what white privilege is — and what it isn’t.

Claiming solidarity with us is fine, but don't confuse that with "feeling our pain."        December 4, 2014  |       Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email.   After a grand jury in Staten Island decided not to indict the NYPD cop who choked Eric Garner to death this week, thousands of people across the nation took to the streets in protest. Many of those angry people were white and I am willing to bet most were genuinely outraged. But when it comes to the issue of "feeling our pain," white people just can't go there with us. African Americans' frustation and anger over Garner runs much deeper than the decision not to indict the white cop who killed him; it is a reaction to a white supremacist system that oppresses us and excludes us in every area of American life -- economic, educational, social and political. Even...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/07/white-privilege-at-princeton-never.html Some pointers for the Princeton kid and others who deny that racial bias exists in America today. White folks went to great lengths in the last weeks to denounce the overt racism of figures like Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling. At the same time, a lot of white folks—especially conservatives— continue   to   deny  there is implicit or structural racial bias in America.  One example  surfaced just days later on Time  magazine’s website, an essay by a  young white male college student  who not only denies racial bias, and thus white privilege in America, but also basically accuses those pointing out such bias of being racist. According to my experience (and my Twitter feed), this young man’s perspective is not unique. It’s also not correct. So I offer some (hopefully helpful) clarifying thoughts for my fellow white folks, especially those struggling to co...