[Bob]

The gentleman who feels he is in a ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’ bind is missing the point of diversity (and it is easy to miss): At the center of this sort of impulse is something often referred to as ‘white guilt.’ Much of the rhetoric of multiculturalism, diversity, civil rights and so on does vilify white people, especially men. But only we know the true nature of our guilt or innocence. I am a white male, and you will never hear me apologize for that. If we are innocent and proactive, we need not worry about whether someone will think we are racist, sexist, etc. (I think most white people who come into contact with people of other backgrounds have been accused of this at times). If we are guilty, no amount of Native American trinkets, african art, Latin music, urban slang or Asian spirituality will exonerate us. The point of diversity initiatives is to understand, accept and, most importantly, transcend differences. We tend to forget this last one.

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Name : Bob, Gender : M, Age : 30, City : Tampa, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : educator/diversity/dialogue, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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