Empathy for the White Man

White people are so tired. They are tired of people of color and other white people pointing out racism everywhere, because clearly, racism is the equivalent of Tinkerbell: it’s only real if you believe in it very, very hard. And anyone who points out the racism inherent in the system is hurting white people’s feelings.

There are many white people who say they are not racists, and to the extent that their psyche permits this, they’re probably mostly right in that they don’t think they’re racists. But there is a leaky wall that makes white people blind to their own impact on the world…