Although structural whiteness elicits positive results for many white people, as Dying of Whiteness shows, it has deeply pernicious results as well—as evidenced by gun suicide data, the health histories of men who would have otherwise benefited from health care reform, and other instances where performing what it “means” to be white involves adopting stances at odds with longevity or well-being. The negative health effects of structural whiteness—and of the resultant imagined pressure of having to stay on top—appear to be growing.
