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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a White person I have benefited from white privilege and I continue to do so. There are enough resources in the world for every one to live with dignity and freedom. I see no reason why I should not use my privilege to acknowledge racism and fight for justice.  I don't think that life will become harder for me if this becomes a more equitable society. I fail to understand where the fear is coming from?[/quote]

You don’t see anything wrong with telling a bunch of 10 year olds there’s something wrong with them for being white?   [/quote]

Acknowledging that being white, or even white presenting, is a privilege is not the same as saying there is "something wrong with them for being white."

I'm guessing that the teacher had all of the kids list their privileges, including the kids of color. Having parents who can pay for private school, or with the resources to navigate financial aid, seems like an obvious one that's going to be true for every kid in the class. Being able bodied, being cisgendered, having attentive caregivers, on and on and on. The point of this exercise is probably to look at how each child experiences both privilege and marginalization, that you can have privilege in one area but experience marginalization in another, and that someone who experiences multiple marginalizations is going to have a harder time than someone who only experiences a few.

But, yes, it would be ridiculous for the white kids to not note being of European descent on a list of privileges. [/quote]

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