Being white is not the same as having a white racial habitus. The white habitus1, often also called whiteness2 is described by scholars as a system of beliefs, habits, and cultural mores developed by dominant Northern European cultures. These mores are not exclusive to people identifying with these cultures, however, due to a history of colonial power establishing this culture as the dominant culture in many nations around the world. Non-white people, raised in the same society, learn to center whiteness just as well as white people. In addition, what defines a specific cultural habitus is constantly changing and evolving3, similar to how we categorize language and dialect. People can change, but the habitus will seek to reproduce itself through a variety of means4. Therefore, it is important to distinguish the habitus of a person or a group of people from the people themselves.