I'm so busy these days (taking care of a convalescing husband) that I don't have time to read a lot of posts. Thank you for drawing my attention to this one. Brilliant. Wonderful. Are there more adjectives??? So well done. So important.

I am Caucasian, and have always realized the privilege that gives me in public. However, when I was a child my family lived in disgrace because of what my father did. It was a small town. And a very well known extended family. Everyone knew us and they knew of the circumstances in which we lived. I always had that feeling of being recognized and disparaged, of being stigmatized. It's a strange way to live and it really makes one avoid people generally. That was a long time ago, but it helps me to understand what you say.

I look forward to reading more on this topic. You are such an interesting person :)

Hope you are well, @justclickindiva.