Musings: The Friend Argument

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13. "It's possible for a white person to acknowledge

the ugly legacy of history and become sensitized to the way it manifests itself without feeling guilt or burdened by it, or feel their own personal suffering is diminished in comparison." I can't do that, JHan. I do feel guilt, I did have privilege, the discrimination and harassment that I endured as a white woman is diminished if compared to what many women of color have endured.

You and I both participated in sheshe's excellent thread on economic justice and social justice. You brought up the similarities to a woman's reproductive choices being limited. I *thought* that but would not have posted it out of concern that it would appear demeaning in that context. But your point is excellent and I need to ponder that. There is always someone who has suffered greater, longer, more brutally, and building those walls does make it very difficult for us to relate to each other.