The ability to travel the world freely, to go on holiday without fear, scrutiny, or suspicion, is still unevenly distributed. Whiteness is not just a racial identity—it is a spatial and bodily entitlement. It grants the unspoken right to move, settle, and feel “at home” nearly anywhere.

This entitlement manifests as an invisible authority to traverse borders, occupy space, and define the terms of belonging. It includes the assumed right not only to exist in space, but to own it, shape it, and extract from it.

The freedom to embody curiosity and adventure is routinely afforded to white travellers, yet black and brown bodies must anchor themselves in caution. We arrive as disturbances. Movement is risk. Arrival is negotiation. We are treated with suspicion, as if our presence alone demands explanation.

Why must some prove their humanity while others are granted it by default?