A Room of One's Own, and Three Guineas

It was fascinating to read this alongside with [b:White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism 43708708 White Fragility Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548478235l/43708708.SY75.jpg 58159636] - made me understand a lot more. Among other things how we ARE taking something away from them. When one is used to be “teacher's pet”, used to be the one who gets to choose first and leave what's not good for them for the rest to fight about, one loses something when one gets treated with the same respect and dignity and fairness with all the others. If one has never needed to wait for one's turn, it must be horrible when one needs to, and made even more horrible, when the others are telling you what a whiny crybaby, entitled, spoiled brat, selfish and nasty you are, when you object to this fact. But - I'm sorry, but that is exactly what you are. You ARE a whiny, entitled, spoiled crybaby. Welcome to the real world where you are equal and have to play fair. I do have compassion to you, but that doesn't change anything. Yes, you are pitiful. So what about picking up your big boy pants and doing your part of the job like everyone else, huh? Read [b:Captains Courageous 34057 Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327959659l/34057.SY75.jpg 1105754] and try to be a man.