Yes, it's a commonly known thing that people with white skin (such as myself) can be subjected to racism. I don't consider myself white and
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I struggle to deal with how whiteness is both part of me and how it excludes me.
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White skin is not the same as being white.
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I have a lot of white privilege but I also get excluded from certain aspects of full whiteness because I'm Middle Eastern.
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That's not to say white people experience racism though, they don't. White passing people, like some Jewish people for example, do though.
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I hope that helps to clarify. And I'm sorry you were treated badly — passing is not a privilege, it's a curse that can tear families apart.
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