So Called White Priviledge

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

That's great but I'm not talking about you, in particular nor am I speaking for myself.
I, like you, tend to try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt and I , like you, try to view everyone as individuals.
But I'm not speaking about myself or anyone else for that matter when I say that whites are viewed by and large as individuals while people of color are viewed as part of their collective...I'm speaking about society as a whole and more specifically I'm speaking about the systemic views of our society in the sense that while a cop or a lawyer or a judge may regard a person of color as an individual but law enforcement agencies and the judicial system by and large doesn't.
I'm speaking about the systemic views of our society in the sense that while a banker or a mortgage lender may regard a person of color as an individual but financial institutions by and large don't.
I'm speaking about the systemic views of our society in the sense that while a reporter or a journalist may regard a person of color as an individual but the media by and large doesn't.
It is the skewed societal and systemic views that are primarily responsible for stereotyping and criminalizing and dehumanizing people of color more so than everyday people like you and I - we're primarily just spectators taking in all the programming and propaganda and ultimately we decide for ourselves whether to buy into it or not but the reality is its being widely circulated and most spectators simply believe what they see and accept what they're told.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

No if you are white you don't and its not your fault. Suppose you see a white guy jump a red light, you may think "this idiot guy" should be ticketed. But if you see a black guy jump a red light and if you think "this black idiot", then that is subtle racism and it is white privilege to not be associated with a group behavior and treated as individual. You can extrapolate this to any minority group.

If you are really honest, you will actually acknowledge this.

Sorry but no. If that's how you think, then maybe look within yourself and try to do better.

OK you are the second coming of Gandhi then. You must be such a gentle and noble soul that you can teach us all the path to enlightenment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

No if you are white you don't and its not your fault. Suppose you see a white guy jump a red light, you may think "this idiot guy" should be ticketed. But if you see a black guy jump a red light and if you think "this black idiot", then that is subtle racism and it is white privilege to not be associated with a group behavior and treated as individual. You can extrapolate this to any minority group.

If you are really honest, you will actually acknowledge this.

Sorry but no. If that's how you think, then maybe look within yourself and try to do better.

OK you are the second coming of Gandhi then. You must be such a gentle and noble soul that you can teach us all the path to enlightenment.

exactly. I was going to invoke Gandhi as well. Then realized he probably had his own issues as well!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

No if you are white you don't and its not your fault. Suppose you see a white guy jump a red light, you may think "this idiot guy" should be ticketed. But if you see a black guy jump a red light and if you think "this black idiot", then that is subtle racism and it is white privilege to not be associated with a group behavior and treated as individual. You can extrapolate this to any minority group.

If you are really honest, you will actually acknowledge this.

Not the pp.
WTF? Are you getting into the minds of others now?
Who exactly are you to tell the pp that he/she does not view everyone as equal?
Do you have any idea how arrogant you sound?

Seems like a raw nerve is touched. It is not arrogant to point of subtle racism that ALL OF US have, even you. If you say otherwise then either you are a liar or you are buddha.

[Anonymous]

OK. Kim and Kanye, college seniors, grew up in the same UMC neighborhood - two doors apart in fact - and both went to the same university. Both are competing for admission to medical school. Kim's GPA is 3.5 and Kanye's is 3.2, with a lower MCAT than Kim. Only one gets in. Guess.

Yep, that's the definition of Institutional racism. It runs thru employment AND housing.
Only problem is, it's the opposite of white privilege, so you don't hear Blacks talk about it.

That's why White America is Angry and voting Trump.
All the Black people whining about things built on lies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

No if you are white you don't and its not your fault. Suppose you see a white guy jump a red light, you may think "this idiot guy" should be ticketed. But if you see a black guy jump a red light and if you think "this black idiot", then that is subtle racism and it is white privilege to not be associated with a group behavior and treated as individual. You can extrapolate this to any minority group.

If you are really honest, you will actually acknowledge this.

Sorry but no. If that's how you think, then maybe look within yourself and try to do better.

OK you are the second coming of Gandhi then. You must be such a gentle and noble soul that you can teach us all the path to enlightenment.

Thanks, but I don't think I'm too special. I actually believe there are a lot of non-racist people in America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

No if you are white you don't and its not your fault. Suppose you see a white guy jump a red light, you may think "this idiot guy" should be ticketed. But if you see a black guy jump a red light and if you think "this black idiot", then that is subtle racism and it is white privilege to not be associated with a group behavior and treated as individual. You can extrapolate this to any minority group.

If you are really honest, you will actually acknowledge this.

Sorry but no. If that's how you think, then maybe look within yourself and try to do better.

OK you are the second coming of Gandhi then. You must be such a gentle and noble soul that you can teach us all the path to enlightenment.

Thanks, but I don't think I'm too special. I actually believe there are a lot of non-racist people in America.

Sure there are non-racist people. But to think that people have no ingrained beliefs or judgements about others is ridiculous. Of course we do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You tell your Polish friend to commit a crime, any crime, from jaywalking to murder and then you tell them to compare the circumstances of their arrest and the harshness of their sentence (if any) to that of a person of color who committed the same crime.

That's because my Polish friend doesn't have a 4 page long rap sheet of convictions

Neither does Tim Scott the US senator from, SC. Yet he was stopped so many times as a senator and congressman. Even a Black senator isn't immune to cop harassment. How many WHITE US senator have ever been stopped by cops? THAT IS WHITE PRIVILEGE. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/tim-scott-capitol-racism-senate-225507

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is such a thing as white privilege. Overall, white people benefit from being white. There are lots of ways that we benefit. When pulled over, we generally get the benefit of the doubt from cops, when shopping we aren't immediately treated as suspect. This privilege is a real thing. Does it apply in every single situation for every single person - probably not. But it is undeniably something that happens.

LOL, you're such an IDIOT
It's not being privileged. It's of being a race that doesn't commit crime by and large. A race that doesn't lie about everything. A race that doesn't think they have a right to steal and rob from whitey. It's not privilege. Fact: Blacks Officers treat Blacks they pull over the same as white Officers do. It's for a reason dumbass. Same for shopping. Black Managers know to keep an eye on the Black customers. By and large they are the thief's. Has nothing to do with privilege. Just another LIE by Blacks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your friend probably did not face housing discrimination or job discrimination and obviously made it into your upper middle class social circle where you apparently sit around and talk about how non-whites complain too much.

Again, it's lies like this that Anger white people and propel Trump.
Yes, there is housing and job discrimination. Here's why whites discriminate.

Housing
If Landlords rent to Blacks, they think the Landlord is further govt assistance. They do everything possible to squeeze the Landlord out of rent. Don't pay on time, don't pay for damages. When confronted, they whine and whine about racism.

Job
You can't get rid of Blacks that won't do the job. If you try, they scream racism again.

No one wants to deal with that shit.

Right there you painted with a bad brush again. And many innocent and harmless black people are affected BY associating them to black population in general.

White guys with guns are the biggest group to commit hate crimes and mass murders for NO REASON in malls, schools, colleges etc. Why are you not fearful of a white guy in public?

White guys in general perform much lower than Asians in schools and colleges, YET you don't think whites are intellectually inferior to asians, do you? That is white privilege. Even when you actually under perform you still get the benefit of the doubt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is such a thing as white privilege. Overall, white people benefit from being white. There are lots of ways that we benefit. When pulled over, we generally get the benefit of the doubt from cops, when shopping we aren't immediately treated as suspect. This privilege is a real thing. Does it apply in every single situation for every single person - probably not. But it is undeniably something that happens.

LOL, you're such an IDIOT
It's not being privileged. It's of being a race that doesn't commit crime by and large. A race that doesn't lie about everything. A race that doesn't think they have a right to steal and rob from whitey. It's not privilege. Fact: Blacks Officers treat Blacks they pull over the same as white Officers do. It's for a reason dumbass. Same for shopping. Black Managers know to keep an eye on the Black customers. By and large they are the thief's. Has nothing to do with privilege. Just another LIE by Blacks.

wow. clearly we will never see eye to eye so I won't even rebut that. no need for name calling.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a fan of white priviledge as a concept as I do not come from a wealthy background. However, I must admit that white people do get treated better in some ways, right off the bat. Maybe, we get given the benefit of the doubt?

For example, I am in Spain and don't speak much Spanish. My horrible attempts at Spanish are met with smiles. If I was a person of colour, I guess people would start out thinking a) illegal immigrant (given the current crisis in Europe) and then b) get mad because they don't speak Spanish/won't integrate etc etc.

I look like a tourist so I get off lightly. I noticed this when my AA friend came to visit me here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's divisive is the fact that whites are viewed by and large as individuals and given the benefit of the doubt so that their successes or failures in life are indicative of their individual decisions whereas people of color are not viewed as individuals they are viewed first and foremost based on the narrative of their collective and are subsequently denied individuality. That is a privilege they have to earn by exceeding expectations and overcoming generalizations their very humanity is not automatically granted.

Speak for yourself, I guess. I view everyone as equal.

No if you are white you don't and its not your fault. Suppose you see a white guy jump a red light, you may think "this idiot guy" should be ticketed. But if you see a black guy jump a red light and if you think "this black idiot", then that is subtle racism and it is white privilege to not be associated with a group behavior and treated as individual. You can extrapolate this to any minority group.

If you are really honest, you will actually acknowledge this.

Sorry but no. If that's how you think, then maybe look within yourself and try to do better.

OK you are the second coming of Gandhi then. You must be such a gentle and noble soul that you can teach us all the path to enlightenment.

Thanks, but I don't think I'm too special. I actually believe there are a lot of non-racist people in America.

Thats not the point though. Yes there are many non-racist people. In your face racist hatred exists only in white supremacist groups. But there are very subtle and unrecognized racist views that still causes harm to minorities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You tell your Polish friend to commit a crime, any crime, from jaywalking to murder and then you tell them to compare the circumstances of their arrest and the harshness of their sentence (if any) to that of a person of color who committed the same crime.

That's because my Polish friend doesn't have a 4 page long rap sheet of convictions

Neither does Tim Scott the US senator from, SC. Yet he was stopped so many times as a senator and congressman. Even a Black senator isn't immune to cop harassment. How many WHITE US senator have ever been stopped by cops? THAT IS WHITE PRIVILEGE. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/tim-scott-capitol-racism-senate-225507

I have been the target of police corruption. I am Caucasian. You know what that's called, don't you?

Black privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK. Kim and Kanye, college seniors, grew up in the same UMC neighborhood - two doors apart in fact - and both went to the same university. Both are competing for admission to medical school. Kim's GPA is 3.5 and Kanye's is 3.2, with a lower MCAT than Kim. Only one gets in. Guess.

Hold up...back up.
Let's abandon the Walt Disney World fairy tale portrayal of everyone as being perfect for a moment and embrace the reality that people are indeed fallible and everyone makes mistakes in life, especially kids.
So based on that premise even before we get to the hypothetical of two college seniors trying to get into medical school let's go back...
100 Kim's and 100 Kanye's, all elementary school students, disrupt the class. Only 100 get detention. Guess.
100 Kim's and 100 Kanye's, all high school students, are disrespectful to a teacher. Only 100 get suspended. Guess.
100 Kim's and 100 Kanye's, all college freshman, are caught off campus smoking weed. Only 100 get expelled. Guess.
In a nutshell white privilege negatively affects people of color and impedes their opportunities for success altogether LONG BEFORE the "evils" of Affirmative Action and enhanced diversity can potentially inhibit one or two whites from getting exactly what they want.