A correction, you were not 'born white', race is a hypothetical construct without any basis in fact. You may have assumed an ethnic identity on the basis of all kinds of misleading information (do you read the sun?) but don't let that shackle you (it too has no basis in fact).Slightly OT bur just had this sent.Quite appropriate ?
" AREGULAR GUY
Well, apart from being past 75 and the pipe, pretty well sums up me and many of my friends and peers. Sad, isn’t it.
This just about sums it up!
I used to think I was just a regular guy, but . . . I was born white, which now, whether I like it or not, makes me a racist.
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today's standards, makes me a fascist.
I am heterosexual, which according to gay folks, now makes me a homophobic.
I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an ally of big business.
I am a Christian, which now labels me as an infidel.
I am older than 70, which makes me a useless old man.
I think and I reason, therefore I doubt much that the main stream media tells me, which must make me a reactionary.
I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive culture, which makes me a xenophobe.
I value my safety and that of my family and I appreciate the police and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing extremist.
I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.
I believe in the defence and protection of the homeland for and by all citizens, which now makes me a militant.
Please help me come to terms with the new me . . because I'm just not sure who I am anymore!
As if all this crap wasn't enough to deal with. I'm now afraid to go into either lavatory!"
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Something else occurred to me - I don't know whether you're homophobic, but you may be phobic (in the irrational aversion for unthreatening experiences sense, you are the one making the distinctions (white, non-white; hetero, homosexual). If one does not create artificial dichotomies one does not trapped in binary thinking and labels. Which does bring to mind Brexit, the problem with artificial dichotomies being that they can have real consequences (you could spend the rest of your days feeling blue for labouring under the delusion that you're a maligned white heterosexual who cant go to the lavatory) .
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