My friend always used to tell me he couldn't wait to become an old white man with grey hair. He said it would help his career and he'd look "distinguished".
I used to scoff at him.
Today I realized he was right. At work we were looking up Canada's richest people to ask them for donations.
Right away I noticed the top 10 were old white men. Then the top 20. Then the top 30. All old white men.
I became determined to find a female or a minority. I got to 41 before my eyes glazed over in a puddle of wrinkly white skin and silvery hair.
I gave up. The good news is that I'm white. The bad news is I will never make it on that list.
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