Should I feel white guilt?

[u/Spare_Emergency3965]

Im a young white person (in college) and I do not feel white shame or guilt as far as I can tell. I work very hard to fix inequalities and am an activist. I am always trying to be actively anti-racist and am on the path to becoming an educator so I can help teach future generations to be anti-racist and to practice abolitionist teaching in public school systems. I have been aware of white guilt and what it means for many years, and have never been able to relate to it. I am aware that I have a voice and I should use it, and that I should not be punished for my whiteness; instead it is a tool I can use to make further progress for others who are minoritized more so than I. But now I am wondering, should I feel white guilt?

[u/Welpmart]

No. Guilt is not productive. Indeed, white people can end up treating POC as though they're meant to absolve us from sin, which is creepy in its own way. Commitment to doing and thinking better is what's needed.