Der weisse Mann

White men are increasingly being pushed out of the center that they have occupied for centuries as a matter of course. This process, as commendable as it is, carries explosive potential. It includes the temptation to confuse decentering with marginalization and the reduction of privileges with discrimination, ultimately leading to self-pity as "victims of the victims." The bloody attacks by Anders Breivik have made the dangers of a threatened white masculinity visible. In his essay, Luca Di Blasi gradually explores the possibilities and limitations of male self-positioning. He exposes the dilemma that white men face in multiculturalism and paves the way for a new perspective beyond familiar forms of self-hysteria and self-aggrandizement.