Socialization

 

I have straight white male privilege.

I was raised in a society that discriminated against

people of color, women, and gay, lesbian, bisexual,

transgendered, and no-preference persons.  I was

the oppressor.  I took advantage of people.

I played one race, one gender, one sexual preference

against another.  No, wait.  Who was that.  Who dat?

You can’t use the fleur-de-lis on your T-shirt.

The NFL owns the image.  The language.

The common tongue.  The social contract.

We’re sorry but, what you thought was true

no longer obtains.  We changed it

when you weren’t looking.

 


 

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