I'll admit that we (white guys) are often reflexively defensive. I'm not too sure it's irrational, however. There are no other ethnic groups that seem as politically correct to bash. And God forbid that you are a wealthy, elderly white man...you know...the proverbial "evil white men in power"( a.k.a. "The Man").
I appreciate your honesty in your post.
The white guy response is reflexive and like any automatic response sometimes it is justified and sometimes it is not.
In the case of this thread about columbus, I think it is not.
I don't like the reflexive and automatic media bashing of white guys and I'm not a white guy. But, I wish the white guy repsonse was more reasoned also.