As a white person, I will never understand: …the feeling of being singled out because of my race. …the sense of being watched, monitored, and distrusted by those around me — simply because I look a…
Category: Privilege
Complicit racism is certainly nothing new. However, the increasing desire among organizations to become more anti-racist seems to leave a lot of white people wondering – have I been complicit in racism? The short…
Diversity & Inclusion versus Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion… What’s the Difference? The answer is more important than you might think. The Missing Ingredient For the past decade, Diversity & Inclusion has been the buzz word…
What does drinking wine, listening to soothing music, or nuzzling with adorable baby goats have to do with Yoga? Absolutely nothing. What does a multi-billion dollar industry full of tight fitting clothes, kitschy magazines,…
We are headed toward another generation of toxic masculinity and misogyny. One of the main problems with living in a (self-proclaimed) progressive and open-minded bubble is that many of us fall into the trap…
Why am I not surprised? Why am I not surprised that a bunch of entitled White men lead the charge and broke into the capitol building with so little resistance? Simple – because both…
While this article focuses specifically on Seattle, segregation-based housing laws and the resulting homelessness crisis are issues that currently affect every city in America. Seattle was founded on division and segregation. The Lake Washington Ship Canal,…
In our ongoing quest to become more politically correct, White folks often spend so much time trying to keep up with the “correct” thing to call other people that most of us don’t stop…
Labeling people as racists is becoming more and more common. This designation looms heavily over the heads of politicians, employers, teachers, and every other variety of White folks. As a result, we are often…
We live in a scary world when it comes to kids and teens being exposed to sex, often much too early. This is most often through friends at school, internet pornography, or unfortunately, as…