From Mock Paper Scissors:
…and now I feel the whole, monstrous thing is back in our faces, again. Lord of the Flies was a documentary.
Look, the thing I have learned as a White, Entitled, Male is that I DO NOT get to decide what is racist, classist, or sexist. When someone in those communities tell me that something offends them, I check my privilege and examine my assumptions. It’s taken me a lifetime to get here, but I arrived. It’s good to be here.
See, for me the problem is that I can easily understand how those kids got to where they are, because without pushback I could have been one of them. No one challenges them, they see themselves as future Masters of the Universe. This is the way white boys are socialized, the world is your oyster, and the pearl is ripe for plucking. The only thing holding you back is yourself. Go forth and plunder!