Whiteness is a construct, developed in the 1600s as a tool of capitalistic oppression.
The invention of whiteness: a long history of a dangerous idea
I am white, and so I grapple with whiteness and the immense harm it has caused. My skin color and European ancestry has been a source of unasked-for privilege my entire life. There is surely much I still do not see. I work to see farther.
I am committed to being a collaborator in the dismantling of white supremacy.