Reflection On People Of Color

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It became apparent to me, even during the first class, this class the subject matter was not going to be easy emotionally. This class was going to stretch me to limits I never knew. It was going to challenge every thought about people of color that I have ever had. As the weeks progressed, I saw myself slowly evolving into a more competent, understanding, and accepting individual. I began the class knowing little about (W)white privilege, and definitely did not think that I benefited from it. Through the class I learned that I may be unintentionally racist, however, but I still do not think that I am or have ever been intentionally

I may not deliberately or intentionally contribute to racism, but I am not doing anything to combat it either. In other words, I am not yet an anti-racist. I was unaware that the reason my experiences could not be considered racism is because to say that I have experienced racism is not the same thing as someone of a minority experiencing racism. For one, being Caucasian White I am not of the minority. Second, Caucasians White people have never experienced oppression like individuals of color have had to face endure. My ancestors were never slaves, nor have they ever had to deal with being looked down upon because of their skin color. My experience is not the same as someone who is a person of color. I may have been called “cracker” and things like that, but that does not change the fact that I have privileges because of the racism that exists. Individuals of color do not benefit from my so called racism, making what I call racism a biased or discriminatory statement, not racism. Also I learned that the acknowledgement of the color of skin is to acknowledge individuals of colors struggles, as a person of