How do we dismantle white privilege?

My sole correspondent asked, in another venue, how we are, as individuals, supposed to go about dismantling white privilege?

Now, a lot of times when this question is asked it is asked disingenuously. I know that this is not one of those times.

It's a hard question to answer. Here's a beginning:

When you hear someone claim that racism played a part in some action or event controlled by white people, BELIEVE IT.

Don't assume that the claim is an instance of "playing the race card," or even of being understandably too sensitive about race issues. That position is occupied only by those who live their lives cushioned by white privilege.

We had to learn, as a culture (well, some parts of the culture), to credit the rape victim's contention that s/he had in fact been raped. It's not a perfect analogy, but it is pretty useful.

If you are accused of racism, credit the accusation. Even if you know yourself for a good, kind, "believing in equal rights" type person.

We'll never get rid of it if people continue to exempt themselves on the basis of how they know they "feel" about people of other races.