Long before the notion of privilege was widely talked about, I was the clueless white guy. OTOH, I did have a clue. After a few interactions with the cops and courts I thought, “Well, that went better than expected. Thank god I’m not black.”

Ask me about having a “black” middle name and getting my resumes trashed for 2 months, not one response. Changed my email, got 3 interviews and 2 offers in the following 2 weeks.

“bUt dEi ITSeLf iS rAciST”