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Precisely
Just because I'm white I'm not getting a free ride anywhere. However I bet I get treated a lot better in some situations than a black person, or other ethnicity for that matter, would.
Yes agreed
What is white privilege?
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I agree too.
People like @danoliver1 comments are not helpful.
It's a bit like putting me in a race with somebody with a limp
I'm unfit, so i'm not necessarily going to be good at the race, but my opponent has a bigger disadvantage than me going in to it.
People like @danoliver1 comments are not helpful.
It's a bit like putting me in a race with somebody with a limp
I'm unfit, so i'm not necessarily going to be good at the race, but my opponent has a bigger disadvantage than me going in to it.
Have you considered using some of your white privilege to get yourself educated?
It’s a form of racial prejudice. The belief that someone is privileged because of their skin colour is prejudice based on race.
It’s just a load of politicking. So that some people can claim to be against it so they can feel smug and a sense of righteousness for helping out “the poor minorities”. Or you can see that it’s racial prejudice and to get called racist by the racists.
Essentially it’s the perfect storm to create divisiveness and race based political systems like they have in america. And most people seem to fall for it hook line and sinker. Because they want to be seen as virtuous and puritanical, and don’t pay any attention to the consequences. You can see it in the actions. No actual substance to any of their actions, just stupid symbolism, and you can bet your bottom dollar they make sure that they get photographed doing it. It’s trite narcissistic virtue signalling. Not because they actually care about the issue, they just care that they appear to be ‘good’.
It seems the people behind these ideas seem to think that the way you fight sexism, racism and discrimination is to use sexism, racism and discrimination. MLK had it right. The only way you win is with love. And there’s none of that in any of the contemporary movements whatsoever. It is filled with anger, hate and bile.
It’s just a load of politicking. So that some people can claim to be against it so they can feel smug and a sense of righteousness for helping out “the poor minorities”. Or you can see that it’s racial prejudice and to get called racist by the racists.
Essentially it’s the perfect storm to create divisiveness and race based political systems like they have in america. And most people seem to fall for it hook line and sinker. Because they want to be seen as virtuous and puritanical, and don’t pay any attention to the consequences. You can see it in the actions. No actual substance to any of their actions, just stupid symbolism, and you can bet your bottom dollar they make sure that they get photographed doing it. It’s trite narcissistic virtue signalling. Not because they actually care about the issue, they just care that they appear to be ‘good’.
It seems the people behind these ideas seem to think that the way you fight sexism, racism and discrimination is to use sexism, racism and discrimination. MLK had it right. The only way you win is with love. And there’s none of that in any of the contemporary movements whatsoever. It is filled with anger, hate and bile.
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I mean it certainly could be a belief held based in prejudice, if it didn't exist. But if it did exist, then it wouldn't be prejudiced to recognise it, would it?
Oh dear.
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Essentially, white privilege:
Your life may be full of many challenges, but the colour of your skin isn't one of them.
Your life may be full of many challenges, but the colour of your skin isn't one of them.
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In before some clever clogs mentions being white a white farmer in Zimbabwe
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There's so many things that people have no control over that makes life challenging. Does everything that negatively impacts you really happen because of skin colour? There's a perception that it does, where the reality may be different or not so black and white.
It doesn't mean they are privileged it means they don't have problems other people do because of the colour of their skin. I don't understand how that's so difficult to grasp.
It either is privilege or it isn't? Otherwise why call it white privilege?
This is a good analogy really.
If you put 100 people in a race, there would be a range of results based on natural talent, dedication and training
However, if you put a stone in the shoe of a minority of the runners, the chances of one of those people winning is lessened.
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Nope. White privilege here too. You can see it in terms of police stops, and I think sentencing too.
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Apart from the privilege of not being pulled over in your flash car for being white or being involved in a stop and search because of profiling despite your class.
The privilege is not having difficulties in your life caused by the colour of your skin. Everything else can still go wrong.
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Why say "Raining cats and dogs" when it's just water?
Why do people say they are "over the moon" when they are happy?
Why is North Korea called the democratic republic of North Korea when there is nothing democratic about them?
I wouldn't get fixated on the word privilege, it doesn't mean all whites are successful and all BAME people aren't because of their skin.
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