I'm not sure you grasped his point. He wasn't saying "white guys never have anything to fear".
He was addressing his remarks TO skeptical white guys who feel they have nothing to fear, by asking them to consider what life would be like if they weren't white people with harmless opinions and positions of privilege. The way an argument is framed often determines whether it will be listened to.
He was addressing his remarks TO skeptical white guys who feel they have nothing to fear, by asking them to consider what life would be like if they weren't white people with harmless opinions and positions of privilege. The way an argument is framed often determines whether it will be listened to.