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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are told that we should never assume that AAs got where they are via affirmative action, but a lot of people have no problem assuminv that any given white person got where they are because of White Privilege.

"You didn't build that business. Someone else built that for you..."[/quote]

I do not totally agree, but your point is a fair point.  Your example is not an example of White privilege though.

When most people talk about White privilege, they are NOT always saying that Whites are not smart or that Whites don't work hard.  What they are saying is that, for the most part and because of society's structure, Whites are in a better position to have their intelligence and hard work pay off.  When people criticize Affirmative Action, it is a different tone.  Of course, the common example that EVERYONE White who is critical of Affirmative Action uses is the AA or a Hispanic they know who is not effective at work.   They don't mention the White co-workers that have the same competency issues - and we all know plenty of those too.  And they ignore the minorities and women who are more than qualified but don't get the opportunity.  Most of us know people like that also.

TBH, I think that empolyers have been lazy in implementing Affirmative Action policies and that is the problem to me.   [/quote]

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