So Called White Priviledge

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With all your education (assuming this from your self-description), I don't think you understand that white privilege is not just economic.

I'm not a big wikipedia fan but this basic definition says it all..."... a term for societal privileges that benefit people identified as white in Western countries, beyond what is commonly experienced by non-white people under the same social, political, or economic circumstances."

In other words, what is acceptable and desirous for your well-being (economic or non-economic) should also be afforded to those who are none-white.

Your Polish-American friend who spent two hellish years in a refugee camp can still go into a department store and most likely won't be followed, can most likely not be criminally stereotyped and assumed to be on welfare, etc. The poorest white "redneck and hillbillies" in your comment can easily walk through a Potomac neighborhood with so much as a glance versus someone non-white where the possibility of police being called is much greater (even though neither class had any nefarious behavior in mind). That is white privilege.

Again, white privilege is not confined to social-economic.

You're a fucking idiot.

Any African American in this country who feels pity for him/herself b/c all eyes are on him/her in Macy's has NOTHING over some person in a refugee camp.

And I'm sorry, but there are plenty of working class whites who will be viewed as being outsiders in MANY white areas. It's SES.

again - You are a fucking moron.

That is all.

Agree. Why does it always seem that blacks are in contest with who has it worse, and they always want to be acknowledged as the "winner"? Because it's an excuse to avoid taking at least SOME responsibility for their own failings. Whitey is getting sick of it!

+ a million.

Immigrant tired of all this racial BS.

People are people, not skin colors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Question: Are men more privileged than women in our society?
Answer: Yes
Question: So does that mean all men are sexist?
Answer: No it just means men have more advantages and don't have as many challenges in our society as women. It would be sexist to DENY the fact and therefore refuse to empathize with women who don't have such advantages and have to face such challenges.

Question: Are whites more privileged than people of color in our society?
Answer: Yes
Question: So does that mean all white people are racist?
Answer: No it just means whites have more advantages and don't have as many challenges in our society as people of color. It would be racist to DENY the fact and therefore refuse to empathize with people of color who don't have such advantages and have to face such challenges.

This. Thank you.

Well done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we discuss black privilege? There are parts of DC, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans power structure where it could be very difficult to get a job as a non AA.

So true. Baltimore, as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we discuss black privilege? There are parts of DC, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans power structure where it could be very difficult to get a job as a non AA.

The cities you mentioned may have a greater influx of minorities in state and local government positions but those same cities also have some of the greatest disparities in wealth and affordable housing which results in densely overpopulated areas of those economically challenged which fosters environments for high crime which provides justification for law enforcement agencies to engage in discriminatory practices such as racial profiling...
So in a nutshell while some blacks may benefit in terms of employment in cities like DC, Chicago, Atlanta, and New Orleans they still are more likely to feel the effects of racism in those very same cities.

But a significant portion of the historic power structure in those cities is AA. So why are they not correcting this? The black "upper class" exists. Go to DC, go to Marthas Vineyard, got to Atlanta, go to Chicago, go to New Orleans.

Very true. There was a best seller many years ago about the black upper class - I don't recall much of the detail (this had to be 20 years ago), but it was a good read. For anyone interested:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-018352-3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we discuss black privilege? There are parts of DC, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans power structure where it could be very difficult to get a job as a non AA.

Yes but why would you want to work in any of those situations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we discuss black privilege? There are parts of DC, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans power structure where it could be very difficult to get a job as a non AA.

The cities you mentioned may have a greater influx of minorities in state and local government positions but those same cities also have some of the greatest disparities in wealth and affordable housing which results in densely overpopulated areas of those economically challenged which fosters environments for high crime which provides justification for law enforcement agencies to engage in discriminatory practices such as racial profiling...
So in a nutshell while some blacks may benefit in terms of employment in cities like DC, Chicago, Atlanta, and New Orleans they still are more likely to feel the effects of racism in those very same cities.

But a significant portion of the historic power structure in those cities is AA. So why are they not correcting this? The black "upper class" exists. Go to DC, go to Marthas Vineyard, got to Atlanta, go to Chicago, go to New Orleans.

First and foremost, affordable housing is a crisis for every major metropolitan city no matter what race, creed, color, or political party of the governing officials. The primary reason so many people of color are packed into inner cities to begin with is because they fled the South seeking work and opportunity but overt and implicit segregation laws forced them into those areas and they remain packed in those areas today because they simply cannot afford to live elsewhere.

Second of all, this discussion is about white privilege and while I know you would love to change course and shift the narrative to a topic more conducive to criticizing people of color, I'm inclined to stay on course by saying this...

Without question ignorance is the driving force behind the denial of white privilege. And I don't say that to be insulting as in those who deny the existence of white privilege are ignorant in terms of stupid, a just that they are ignorant in terms of awareness.

Much like a person with perfectly good hearing cannot possibly be aware of all the intricacies and intangibles that factor into the daily life of a Gallaudet student - not just the challenges they face from a hearing impaired perspective but also the societal stigmas and cultural conflicts that they have to deal with as far as others seeing them differently and treating them differently - the same lack of awareness plays a pivotal role in some whites not being able to understand what people of color are talking about with regard to all the intricacies and intangibles that factor into their daily life.
Intricacies and intangibles that white people don't have to deal with.

That's privilege.
Doesn't make you racist or "the bad guy" just makes you advantaged and who wouldn't want that?
Everyone would want that so I understand the reluctance of some whites to acknowledge their advantages but at the same time I would hope that no one is so ignorant that they can't understand the reluctance of people of color to remain content with the status quo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we discuss black privilege? There are parts of DC, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans power structure where it could be very difficult to get a job as a non AA.

Yes but why would you want to work in any of those situations.

Hello,
There are tons of low/no-income Caucasians who need a job.
ANY job.