White Privilege

As a behavioral scientist 
When I first heard the
term
"White Privilege"
my ears perked
up with concern....

Labels 
have boxed
people
in 
for 
so long
in our
society
that 
accepting
them 
because
of political correctness
should
be questioned

When I hear
"White Privilege"
I interpret the person
saying it
to say that
because a
person
is born 
white
they are 
incapable of 
understanding
what a person
of color
is going
through

In essence
they are
making 
a
discriminating
statement 
of an
Assumption

This Poet's
family members
grew up
with rocks
being thrown
at the windows
of their
home 
because
they simply
were 
Jewish

They were 
treated 
as though
they
were inferior
everywhere
they went

Even today
there are
members
of the family
who 
get afraid
to disclose
their heritage
to others

Where is their "White Privilege"

Proponents of "White Privilege"
Have Often 
defended this label
as it 
is just fact
and to 
dismiss it
is ignorant
Which translated
means
"We are enlightened"
So we are justified
in using labels,
and though
by using
it we are 
in essence
creating
division,
We think correctly
so it is Okay..

No it is not Okay............

To become 
a society
of tolerance
we must
first
disolve
the labels....
As labels
no matter
what the 
intentions
are behind
them
are
in itself
the ingredients
to intolerance.....................