White America? II

I felt that I needed to write this post not to recant what I said in the last one, but to modify it slightly.

In class, we talked about the "privilege" of being white. I didn't understand this, though; I mean, I had been in situations where white was what you'd call the "minority", but I never felt better in life about being white. I thought everyone was just a person. If everyone thought like that, maybe this would be alright to think...

I didn't understand the "privilege" of being a certain race until I could put myself in the "unprivileged"'s shoes. I, as a female, feel that there is a certain privilege to be male. When I think about that, I can easily see the same privilege of being white. I had a discussion recently with a white male, and he didn't think the white/male privilege existed. It's so much harder, I realize, to notice the wrong that goes on until it is you that is wronged.

I am still not sure where I stand on scholarships only for certain races. As a competitor in the flat world, I would prefer that I had a better chance of getting into the program I wanted. Even so, the moral battle is more important. I don't know what's okay in this situation. It is important to know someone's history. Maybe greatness means not relying on your history to get what you want out of life. Maybe it means embracing it. What I know for certain is that I simply don't know.