godzilla_sushi

How is it insulting? There's a shared cultural experience that comes with being white in America, regardless of other factors. Regardless of your economic conditions or any other confounding variables, there is a tangible benefit to being white in America; that's where the term "white privilege" comes from. America is a de facto apartheid state; there is a very real gap in living conditions, wealth, life expectancy, education, and rates of imprisonment between minority and white communities. What's insulting about pointing this out?

@freedom4556: Members of the majority getting involved in the conversation is critical to achieve any common understanding. Don't be shy.

Do realize that you should probably do more asking and listening than talking though. The cliché is only half-true, after all - everyone isn't just entitled to their own opinion, they're entitled to their informed opinion... and most of white america is woefully un- / ill-informed about any sort ofminority experience, most especially race. As a parallel, if a bridge-building conversation comes up, you might have your opinions based on what you've gleaned here and there, but you'd probably defer to the structural engineer who's been building them for the past 20 years.

@valeo: I apologize if I came off as condescending, as those certainly weren't my intentions.