Feeling empathy, compassion, and guilt is normal but did you know that white people often feel these because of white guilt? Know more about what white guilt is and how it can be present in the everyday life of white people.  

 

“One of my conflicts from early childhood has been race-relations. I witnessed the people who cared for me, and that I was very fond of were not treated as equals. It was very confusing. Still is.”  

 

- Mary Sue Rabe 

 

 

Almost everyone is aware about racial discrimination but are you also aware on white guilt is? Most white people have experienced this because of the past and present occurrences of inequality amongst the black people and white people. 

In this episode, Mary Sue shares her own experience on feeling white guilt at an early age. Find out how racial discrimination is present in daily scenarios up until now through her story. 

 

What you learn from this episode: 

• Learn about Mary’s experience and perspective on white guilt 
• Know more about how white guilt is present in daily scenarios through Mary’s experience 

• Discover how white guilt still occurs up until now through Mary’s perspective 

 

Link to a Free Resource: 

• Stand There and Look Pretty Darlin’ by Mary Sue Rabe 

 

 

Topics Covered: 

00:29 - Mary talks about how she first felt white guilt in the early stages of her life, her childhood 

1:55 - One of the first occurrences of white guilt in Mary’s life. The little girl she saw was getting a pail of water instead of playing 

4:12 - Mary shares how their house was built in their family farm 

8:28 - Mary tells her realizations on how she had so much power back when she was a white kid in a small community of black people 

9:14 - How white guilt was present through the attention given by the black people to white people in young Mary’s perspective. 

 

Key Takeaways: 

“One of my conflicts from early childhood has been race-relations. I witnessed the people who cared for me, and that I was very fond of were not treated as equals. It was very confusing. Still is.” - Mary Sue Rabe 

 

“Looking back at my childhood, I realized how much attention I received. I had all of these older people around me who treated me like royalty. Who knows if they even liked me? I realized now that I had a lot of power, unbeknownst to me at the time. I wonder how they felt, whether there was ever any concern about not pleasing me or one of my siblings.” - Mary Sue Rabe 

 

 Connect with Mary Sue Rabe: 

• https://marysuerabe.com 
• https://womenhealingtheworld.com 
• Book: Stand There and Look Pretty Darlin'