I think this thought is a bit ingenuous. White people are constantly exposed to derisive commercials, affirmative action hires, derogatory characters in movies and television that portray the white male (and occasional female) as bumbling, clueless, doughy lumps of ignorant humanity. Conversely, white people get to view in the information and entertainment media an unending stream of wise, athletic, rational and fashion-sensible black folk who tolerate the insensitive, foolish white folk as if they were mentally challenged children.
As a result, I am constantly aware that my whiteness is a hindrance in almost any social or economic setting that involves people of color.
—I think this thought is a bit ingenuous. —
Yeah, I think it is both dated and a bit of an exaggeration. That said, I think the general concept is, well, generally accurate. But times really have made pretty much EVERYONE more aware of what race they are.