Kristof writes: "In my column a week ago, 'When Whites Just Don’t Get It,' I took aim at what I called 'smug white delusion' about race relations in America, and readers promptly fired back at what they perceived as a smugly deluded columnist."
Nicholas Kristof. (photo: Pelzie)
When Whites Just Don't Get It
08 September 14
n my column a week ago, “When Whites Just Don’t Get It,” I took aim at what I called “smug white delusion” about race relations in America, and readers promptly fired back at what they perceived as a smugly deluded columnist.
Readers grudgingly accepted the grim statistics I cited — such as the wealth disparity between blacks and whites in America today exceeding what it was in South Africa during apartheid — but many readers put the blame on African-Americans themselves.
“Probably has something to do with their unwillingness to work,” Nils tweeted.
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