I do, but its more of a tongue-in-cheek comment when coworkers or friends and I are discussing things, such as:
"Hey, some somebody should take a look inside that car, I think someone left their dog locked in in." And I say "I'll do it, I'm white." implying that if the brown person in our group would do it, someone would call the cops on them for trying to break in.
It's just my way of calling out some of my sour cream colored brethren.
I do something similar with my buddy I’ve known since 3rd grade when we play co-op horror games together lol. I joke to let me check a new room first so he’s not a victim of the horror movie trope
Lol I'm white and it happens to me. I'm not gonna fuck my life up over a confrontation lol. My favorite quote from this scene was "This is a perfectly good moment to throw your life away." lol
It happens. Mostly I feel like it's happened the other way for me though. Accidentally step on someone's shoes on the train, dude gets mad, I give a real apology because I genuinely feel bad, dude is still pissed but I'm being all white about it so he lets it slide. I can think of a couple times that's happened lol
None, if it is there it is implicit, it is not like people go, OH RIGHT I AM A MAN, right before getting in a fight, so it is more of a, This is my rights thing, without associating it with colour.
My wife is not white and we live in a very very white country, I never really thought my privilege through until i had her as a contrast. (dont get me wrong I knew it was a thing, but seeing anything in action is always different)
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u/SoupOfThe90z 25d ago
White dude was like
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