Pee Story or, Good Cops or White Privilege?

[ed_rex]

After dropping off passengers at the Trudeau International Airport in Dorval, I headed back to Ottawa driving an empty van, torn between the comforting inanities of the sports station on the radio (go Habs go!) and the distorted eco-rock of the eternally-rejuvenating Neil Young, playing with the much-younger men of Promise of the Real.

Anyway,

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[sabotabby]

Nah, it's 'cause you're white.

But ... but ... but

[ed_rex]

See, cops? This is what you get when you don't arrest your bad apple colleagues when they commit crimes. Nobody trusts you and everybody presumes there are ulterior motives when you behave the way you're suppose to behave.

[jamiewho]

Another vote for "definitely 'cause you're white"!

I'm expecting something close to unanimity

[ed_rex]

I'm finding thinking about the reinforcement of my white privilege suggestion kind of interesting. Because I'm finding it quite uncomfortable to accept.

I'm think I'm getting some insight into why some white people get so defensive when their good fortune is pointed out to them.