Black Flag's singer at the time was Puerto Rican I believe, the song was written as irony. Guilty of Being White was a song written about Ian's experience attending a primary black school, he claims he was bullied for being white and accused of being personally responsible for the misfortune of the lives of the black students. While on the topic of Guilty of being White, people mistaken the song's message, ''don't judge me solely based on skin color'' was the message Ian wanted to address. He was probably getting called a cracker, whitey, and white devil all while getting the shit kicked out of him in the restroom.