Respectfully, I continue to dissent. Your defense of your position posits the idea that a white person who is angered by the term “white privilege” would do well to consider the basis of that person’s anger rather than be stuck with resentment at the term. Can’t you see that the only white people who would even bother taking that effort-as I did by giving you the benefit of the doubt and reading your piece-are the people who are open to considering the position of the white race in society? Please understand-I am not presenting myself as a paragon of enlightenment. I am very sensitive to the structural racism, sexism and prejudice against sexual minorities in our society. But I contend that the very idea of seeing oneself as the norm is normal! Going through life not being disrespected is a basic human right. Those to whom that status is so often denied are victims of racism if they are people of color, of discrimination if they are women, of discrimination and, all too often, hatred if they are lgbtq. That doesn’t mean white people are privileged. They may be clueless about how they think about and/or treat those who are not like them. But enjoying basic human rights and being treated with decency are not privileges. They may have to be sensitized to racism, sexism and negative thoughts and actions toward those who are lgbtq and/or intersectional. But they are not privileged. Again, I cannot impress upon you the incendiary response the use of that term produces. I truly believe that every time that term is used in a medium of general circulation, the Trump-Pence 2020 campaign should send the person who uses it a receipt for an in-kind contribution to the campaign.