Why It’s Difficult for a Straight White Guy to Discuss Diversity Without Getting Hammered
Illustrated by a Very Good Short Story
It’s nearly impossible to speak about race, gender, or sexual preference today without angering someone, especially if you’re a straight white guy. Whenever I hear an upward mobile white guy defend his open-mindedness to diversity by talking about his “black friends” or the “gay couple” he so intimately hangs with, I know he’s speaking about four or fiv…