[Keith]

I'm guessing (from your address) that you're talking about U.S. white people. There are two parts to your question: 1) We _are_ in the majority, and most of the culture that surrounds us comes from 'white' history. There have been many attempts to correct this (e.g. Black History month, changes in how history is taught in public schools, etc.), but they're only beginning to be effective. There's a great deal of world culture I just wasn't exposed to until I went out and made a serious effort (read the Q'uran, visited the Edo museum in Tokyo, etc.). If I stayed ignorant of other cultures, it would be easy to think that we're responsible for all the important discoveries the human race has made so far. 2) Why do we think that we're above the rules that govern everyone else? This is a problem for the U.S. as a whole (for example . . . well, if you can't think of any examples, you need to start following the news). I don't have the answer for that one, unless you want the smart-ass one about how white people obey plenty of rules . . . at least, the unfair ones written by whites and voted in by the white majority. Not helpful. Can you give some more specific examples? Speaking of rules - I violated the 150 word rule, but I did so with good intentions, trying to give a thoughtful answer.

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Name : Keith, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 34, City : Ypsilanti, State : MI Country : United States, Occupation : Statistician, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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