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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a person of color, I see white privilege as an overall "benefit of the doubt." We can all be subject to generic a-holes who would cause issues for anyone. However, as a person of color, you know that in any situation where there is the possibility of things going awry, we are not going to get the benefit of the doubt. People assume that we steal[b]. People assume that we are violent. People assume that we are dumb. [/b]And as a result, we start behind the 8-ball. White privilege doesn't mean that bad or annoying or unfair situations don't happen to white people. It just means that it will not be because of your race. You don't have to move through this world wondering when your race will be the reason for whatever issue is happening to you. And because some white people have such a visceral reaction to blacks, that "issue" can cost you your life.[/quote]

This a great summation.[/quote]

As an intelligent white woman, I know blacks are not violent or dumb. However, you don't always start behind the 8 ball. You sometimes have a chip on your shoulder, an attitude, that shows very clearly that YOU think I am a racist. You think that people think you're violent and dumb, and you LOOK for affirmation of your beliefs in every interaction and every word.

I do think as a young black woman, you most likely weren't mentored professionally by an older white man. And older white men have a lot of knowledge to share. That doesn't make you dumb. [/quote]

WTF?  I wasn't mentored by an older white man, either. What does that have to do with anything?

You are not getting what the PP is saying about starting behind the 8-ball at all.  It's not just about the kinds of things a white person would assume starting behind the 8-ball means, such as growing up poor.  It's about the assumptions people make solely based on skin color.[/quote]

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