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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I kind of feel like we’re now supposed to identify any interaction in which we are treated with basic human decency as “White privilege”. Because isn’t that kind of it in a nutshell?[/quote]

It is self-destructive for any society to create a situation where a baby who is born into the world today automatically has pre-existing grievances against another baby born at the same time, because of what their ancestors did centuries ago.[/quote]

It is also self destructive for a society to create a situation where a baby has more of a chance of going to prison that another baby born of the same time in a different color. Understanding White privilege requires realizing that a White child will never have to move through this world worrying which "issues" he encounters are because of his race. Everyone will have issues. However, if my teenage Black son gets caught with a joint, his life will probably be ruined. If your teenage White son gets caught with a joint..."kids will be kids." Even the ability to be naive or dismissive about the fact that this world was built differently depending on how you look is an example of this exact privilege. Admitting it doesn't mean that you like it or purposely had a hand in making it like that. It took centuries for things to be this way - starting with colonialism. Why is there such an issue admitting that and realizing that you can walk through the world differently than I as a Black person can? No different than me realizing that I can walk differently through the world differently than someone who is disabled (my mother was disabled, so I'm extremely familiar with using my privilege for someone else's benefit). This is not about distinct situations. But, about how you walk through life. For example, no one had to legislate that the hair coming out of your head is "ok" in a professional setting (and that's in 2020, not 1950).[/quote]

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