On many occasions, after some horrible incident of racism or bigotry or police brutality in America, or the failure of our justice to truly hold white people accountable for those wrongs, I've been in the room with black friends or family when I've heard the phrase, "I hate white people." As pale as I am, people have no qualms saying it in my presence. I don't join in, but I understand. Whiteness is a problem. Since it was first created as a philosophy of domination in which color was used to give and take away access and privilege, it has always been a problem and always will be.