I feel intense fear and sadness for the hatred and discrimination other people face. Seeing the bans in the US, the decriminalization of family violence in Russia. The future seems dismal and dark. Here I am, all shiny and white. I want to be your ally. I want you to know I don’t want you to face a moment of hatred. I stand for you, with you, beside you. I do not give a shit about your religion, what you look like. I care if you are a good person. Kind, loving and that you make our country better. I care that you are inclusive. That you respect those around you. That you share your story. I am sorry I don’t fully understand. I am sorry because I am white I just don’t get it. But please know I try and please know from the bottom of my heart, I want equality. —Shiny
This article appears in Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2017.
Way to grovel Shiny.
For extra credit, add “settler” to your apologies…
Oh JesusTittyfuckingChrist, Shiny. Grow a pair. That Orange jumpsuit of White Guilt might fit well on the internet but it’s not really a garment you want to don IRL. It’s fine to be open to the narratives of othesr but that doesn’t mean you need to let anybody hijack your own, either. You do realize that according to the catechism of Moral Relativism, you could be accused of being racist, colonialist and privileged merely for articulating your revulsion at the spectre of the West behaving like most of the rest of the world.
Didn’t think about that one, did you.
How very Western of you.
Pathetic, OB you are what’s wrong with western civilization. Everyone in their right mind wants equality and for people to be able to live their lives but here is the truth.
Human history can be defined largely by three things: exploration, war and conquest. It is not Caucasian peoples fault that our ancestors were better at those things than others. There is nothing to feel guilty about, and although helping people is great; not a thing is owed to anyone else.
Also by the logic of people like yourself didn’t the Europeans actually bring diversity and cultural enrichment to the ethnically homogenous North and South America?
I am white, I am privileged and I am NOT sorry. I will not apologize for being who I am or for what I have. I certainly don’t want to see the de-humanization in the world around us but I’m not fucking responsible for that; nor is my colour or wealth.
I didn’t ask to be white, nor did I have anything to do with oppressing anyone, so I guess I don’t have anything to apologize for. If you think you do…Go fuck yourself!!!
Sounds like someone wants to be a missionary!
Honestly? I’m embarrassed for you.
OB is a moral coward; If you’re pulling some teeth there’s gonna be some pain.
White privilege is a middle class and upward thing. If you are poor or otherwise down and out it don’t matter what colour your skin is.
The line up for Joy Division starts over there.
You are awesome and your compassion for others matters to making the world a better place.
Sorry, but you are an idiot OB. I am not sorry for who I am. Most white people are fine with immigration if it is done properly. Security checks, sponsors, ensuring peaceful people are coming in and done in an orderly fashion. What ticks a lot of people off, including legal immigrants, are people getting in without proper checks, no visible means of support, being fast tracked to citizenship, etc. I feel sorry for those who went through all the hoops, waited, paid fees, etc to be usurped by Trudeau’s idiotic and poorly planned refugee crisis. I wonder if the government even knows where most of them are now.