Social Inequities Explained by Survivor: Fiji
There's this thing that happens when white people hear terms like systemic racism or social inequity . They bristle. They reject the premise of the question. They double down explaining how hard they've worked for everything they've ever gotten in their lives: I earned this house, this car, this vacation, this life . No one handed me anything. I poured my blood, sweat, and tears into everything I've ever done and will always be this way until my dying day. I had to work hard -- no one can tell me I don't deserve every single thing I have . No one is telling you that you don't. So chill. I, too, am a white person who has worked very hard my entire life, who has gone through very difficult situations and, when the dust settled, was still standing. I completely agree that there is a pride and an honor and a sense of accomplishment with every achievement I make. I'm not automatically rich or worry-...