A lot of men, white people, yes that includes white women, assume that you just don’t know something. From the start they assume that you don’t have the info, expertise, skills, or intention.

Whereas pretty much everyone else doesn’t make an assumption one way or another.

See how those are very different and come from different places of power and privilege?

Cue up whitesplaining and mansplaining, also known as white dominance and patriarchy.

So, those in that former category, men and white people, really really really try to work on that.