A town in Connecticut that is 93 percent white has raised public outcry against a student essay contest that asks applicants to write about “white privilege,” a topic that some find inflammatory. What do you think?
“Whoa, there’s a town in Connecticut that’s only 93 percent white?”
Sebastian Rich • Paella Chef
“When white people come together to speak out against being made uncomfortable, there’s nothing they can’t do.”
Howie Tobin • Cage Latcher
“Well, people tend to bristle at perceived threats to their deeply ingrained dominant social standing. There ought to be a term for that phenomenon.”
Celeste Parks • Vacuum Servicer
