I am a white man, and this is a list of my struggles. Thank you.
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1 min readMar 31, 2016
- Constantly being mistaken for Paul Rudd and having to turn down movie roles.
- Feeling excluded from stories of oppression. Well, not excluded precisely, just not being on the side I’d prefer.
- Getting sunburned just really quite a lot, unless I wear sunscreen.
- Taking the time to learn the definition of “micro-aggression” and then finding out it doesn’t apply to me.
- Finding out that “micro-aggression” does in fact apply to me, but not in the way I’d prefer.
- Explaining what micro-aggressions are to every woman I encounter.
- Having sunscreen drip into my eyes. Not, like, super often, but occasionally.
- Having to repeat what a woman just said in order to receive praise.
- That thing with coffee to-go cups where I put the mouth of the lid on the opposite side from the seam and yet, AND YET, a little bit of coffee still manages to drip down the side of the cup. Now I feel micro-aggressed against.
- Coming up with this list.
