Why is "white upper class" a "criticism"?

You're supposed to feel guilty for being rich, these days. Specially if you're white. Double that if you're a male.

Fortunately, if there's something you should feel guilty about, you can complain about a liberal conspiracy to sooth your conscience.

It's a criticism of the article for speaking over-generally based on a narrow experience, not of the author's lifestyle.

It shouldn't be, but that's the tone people have when talking about it.

Thanks for writing that up! I wish I had been as aware of these things as you are when I was your age.

> it's location

"its location".

You're 16, there is still hope that you can be a good speller, as opposed to most grown-ups :-)

I'm as much a grammar-and-spelling nazi as anyone and can quote you chapter and verse the difference between it's and its, your and you're, effect and affect - but considering I've misused every one of these within the last week in email and sundry comments scattered across the interwebs, I'd argue this is not much more than "sometimes we all type fast and fuck up" ;)