I wasnt saying you said that the difficulty mirrors tht of Black experience but as a rebuttal to your statement that it would be hard for "white" people to change Im reminding you that Blacks have had it hard for far too long to be sympathetic over the matter of the incovenience of realizing and admitting the true ethnicity of "White" people. The fact is you're not White- the idea that it would be hard to think of yourself otherwise is irrelevant especially in the face of the fact that you ARE otherwise. You're welcome to think what you want,
but the truth is you're not White and the only history and culture you can base that label on is one of pervasive inhumanity and injustice- there's no redeeming that and the time will come when humankind holds so-called "Whites" responsible for their deeds. If you would like to volunteer for that responsibility so be it- but in doing so you're not just claiming a classification you're compounding the injustices the entire class system brings to the world.

The point that we're about to reach is not that point where race doesnt matter- its a point where the truth that YOU ARE NOT WHITE will no longer be an issue- cuz most White and Black will just accept that as fact- it may be an actualabel but there are dire consequences that come along with accepting much less believing it. Already people are convinced that there is some veracity to the
term- when the smallest amount of research will tell you otherwise. Im telling you that it is now crucial to discover your heritage cuz the homogenous American system is founded on the premise that you cast off that ethnicity and
that manifest ethnic destiny still proceeds- its not fair, its not right, it has always caused strife and conflict- and it will cause much much more.

If you're going to recognize the past then you MUST recognize that that label with which you and a supposed majority identifies is a blatant and prejudiced lie. Whiteness must be discussed and exposed in order to move anywhere- but the truth must also be told so that we may be free. Too many Whites face this truth but rather admit it or denounce it they shuffle along supposing what there is something to redeem of themselves through Whiteness. Its like they want to keep the privilege without the responsibility- well you cant separate them; and the responsibility of the privilege is realizing not just that others dont have that same privilege its understanding that the level of privilege the american system affords White people is still far more than what a citizen is deserving
cuz its built from the oppression of colored and immigrant peoples- its even built off of the sacrficial lamb of your own European heritage. You cant keep diminishing your own ethnicity and expect us to believe that you respect ours. You cant cast off being French, German, Irish, or Eupoean american and expect us to accept you as a 'White" person- thats not fair.

Look at the census- they're telling all peoples of color to identify themselves by ethnicity and nationality but when it comes to European ethnicity and nationality they resort to the race card and disregard the actuality of "white" heritage. Does that seem fair? They tell us to stand up and be counted and then trump up the count of so - called "White" people; thats attrocious.

K