I was reading about the BC elections and the debate. The liberal candidate, who is a white male, was asked to answer a question on what he thought about white privilege? It is a loaded question, and was only given to him and the only reason he was given the question was because he was white. This means that the person who asked the question is a racist to be honest. That question was not needed in this election debate.
Canada is in a period of time once more, where especially white males, will be expected to answer such questions in accordance with what the expected answer is to be. There is no condition to this question. There is no answer that any white person can give to such a question. Even if this liberal candidate answered the question with the proper terms, the proper understanding and the willingness to negate his own colour of skin, he can never present a satisfactory answer to such a question. It is a loaded question that has no answer that a white man can give that will satisfy anyone.
Can I answer that question satisfactorily? No, not without negating my own skin colour as a white male. No matter what I could say, no matter how I answer and the wording I use, my answer will not be accepted, not because of the answer I give, but because the colour of my skin. That is the problem with this question. If you are a white male, you are a racist to begin with, therefore your answer will not be accepted.
If you have to include a colour of skin somewhere in your statement such as black lives matter, you are already a racist. If you are a white male, you are a racist no matter what you say. We are in a society of racism that is specifically designed to exclude specifically white males. By doing that, these racial organizations can provide their followers with an escape goat and gives a reason for their very existence. Without that formulated reasoning, none of these groups like black lives matter can present their program of privilege like they have done.
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