It has occurred to me before that everything I think about the world might be wrong. I can accept that. I consider myself somewhat of a free thinker and I’ll freely admit there’s a chance all my ideas are off the mark.
Once I began writing this column, however, something happened that never occurred to me. I was surprised to discover that everything I think about the world would be disregarded by some people because my skin is white and because I’m male.
This article appears in Nov 24-30, 2011.