For me, to be “less white” is to counter my socialization into whiteness; to be less racially oppressive, less racially ignorant and less arrogant in my ignorance, less defensive and silent and complicit. Racism perverts and distorts reality, and thus white people are generally granted more objectivity and legitimacy when speaking about racism, in spite of our lack of neutrality. To be less white is to use that entry point and work with other white people to interrupt racism.
