"When a person of privilege is accused of having been negligent (or racist, ...

 

 

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"When a person of privilege is accused of having been negligent (or racist, or sexist, or…), a..."

via guerrilla mama on 10/20/09

"When a person of privilege is accused of having been negligent (or racist, or sexist, or…), a classic move we often see is the accused dissolving into sobs. They will berate themselves, they will proclaim how terrible they feel, they will soak your t-shirt with their tears. In other words, instead of owning up for whatever they did and focusing on the pain they caused – and how to reduce it – they completely focus on their own pain. In fact, they revel in it"

- Anita Tedaldi, Guilt and White Privilege | Love Isn't Enough - on raising a family in a colorstruck world

 

 

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