[Amber31547]

First, you must see that this question is extremely racist. ‘White people’ don’t all act the same. As for white people not accepting the contributions of others, if you’re talking about black people’s contributions, the fact is, there are some who do accept them and some who don’t even know that they’re there. Lots of whites appreciate the work done by civil rights leaders. Look at music and literature, where black people’s contributions far outstrip their percentage of the population. These media could not be as commercially successful as they are if only blacks bought them. It might not be enough for you, but it is enough to invalidate your statement.

In response to Kristina: Middle- and upper-class whites try not to control all aspects of life? Does that mean that we folks of modest means do? You also mention the historical perspective of whites having been intent on conquering everyone through the ages, but you fail to mention that most races everywhere have always been intent on conquering those they considered ‘inferior’ to themselves. This includes Africans who conquer and sell Africans of other tribes into slavery, which happens even today in Sudan.

In return to the original posting: I know that the balance of power in the United States is skewed, and I know that minorities are screwed in more ways than white people can possibly know, but I still don’t see racism on the part of anybody ever helping or changing anything. Take the glass ceiling as an example. I can say that men are controlling all aspects of my professional life and not accepting my contributions, but if I say that, men will immediately feel defensive and wronged, causing them to ignore my contributions and fufilling this prophecy. If I decide to work with the men, I have to be secure and ignore some of their male traits, no matter how unfair they are or how much they bother me, simply because they don’t see them and wouldn’t see them even if I pointed them out to them. (I’m supposed to be a professional/technical writer, but when the secretary calls in sick and the phone rings, all male heads turn in my direction. I ignore them, and eventually one of them will pick up the phone.) If I absolutely could not stomach working with men because of their assumption that everyone has the same advantages they do, I would start my own business. I would control all aspects of my professional life.

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Name : Amber31547, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 29, City : Barrow, State : AK, Country : United States, Social class : Lower class, 

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