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[quote=Anonymous]The first step is to understand that acknowledging white privilege does NOT mean that a white person or their family hasn't had to work in life, like our Irish poster. Let's clear this up:

Larla is white and has had to work hard to get an education, or a job, or pay bills, whatever. Larla thinks that they don't have white privilege because their idea of white privilege is simplistic - they choose to believe that white privilege only refers to white people who are born rich. Larla doesn't notice that she and her family go about their day without extra scrutiny. She taught her children that police officers are always helpers. Their teen daughter got her first job at a cute little boutique and then got a speeding ticket on her way to work but the judge reduced the fine to the minimum - she's glad that the judge noticed that Larlita comes from a good family. Larla is working hard at two jobs and wants her children to have good lives.

Larlo is black and grew up one town away from Larla. He remembers when he was five years old and was carrying a toy around a Walmart while his mom shopped - his mom got really upset when the lady kept showing up in the same aisle as them. She took the toy away and opened a bag of Goldfish for him to munch on instead, but then that older guy commented that he hopes they intend to pay for that bag. Larlo had to go to ten different stores and fast food places before he finally landed his first job. He's got a good job now but is often given the accounts in the nearby city, not the suburb he lives in. His oldest son was recently pulled over by a police officer for a tail light that burned out - he knew what to do because his dad had given him 'the talk.' He kept his hands on the steering wheel the entire time and was polite but was really upset by the extended conversation that seemed to center on a liquor store robbery - Is he sure he didn't come from that area? There's no alcohol in his car? No guns? No drugs? Where was he coming from again? And his boss would verify that he was at work the whole time? Larlo works hard to give his family a good life and is proud of his son's scholarship.

This is white privilege. It doesn't negate hard work by either party. It doesn't mean that white people have everything handed to them or that all white people are living comfortable lives. It just means that there are many little ways that the daily lives of a white person are smoother than the daily lives of a black person. [/quote]

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