CNN: White Americans acting like a racially oppressed minority

A growing number of white Americans are adopting the language and protest tactics of an embattled minority group. With white no longer the norm in America, what does it mean to be white? For many decades, white people saw themselves as individuals, not as members of a race, says Temple sociologist Matt Wray. "We are often offended if someone calls attention to our race as shaping how we view the world," says Wray. "We don't like to be pigeon-holed that way. Non-white Americans are seldom afforded this luxury of seeing themselves as individuals, disconnected from any race."

March 4, 2011 | CNN