The term causes consternation more than the concept, as you demonstrate.
You accept "minority disadvantage", but not "white privilege".
And it's interesting, in general, how uncomfortable people are with being labelled "privileged", but how comfortable they are with being so.
You, for example, recognise that white people face fewer challenges, it's therefore a bit easier for you than for an equivalent non-white person. But you baulk at calling it a privilege, because life is still tough.
I'm meandering a bit here, don't really have an overarching point. Part of me thinks it's a PR exercise : come up with a less contentious namefor it. But part of me thinks the discomfort is the point: we should squirm about the disparity.
Thanks for the response and also breaking down my thoughts in a much better way than I could. It's why I love this forum still. There doesn't seem to be anywhere else on the internet where you don't either get attacked and labelled (by righties and lefties) or attempts are made to lure you into some seedy slippery alt-right slope where the views are horrific and could only end in a bleak future for minorities if it ever gained traction.
This subject is frustrating as a white British person, but not half as bad as having to live through those moments where you have to think "is it just because I'm X?". In this country, the disparity is not caused by the fact people are white, it's caused by people treating non-white (and other minority white groups even) in a negative way through prejudice and preference (like a certain poster on here...) - such as the term white privilege and all it entails intends to do. The people of this country are generally, I've found anecdotally over the years, to be extremely empathetic and will listen and do what they can to counter injustice. However, I don't recognise a nation where it would be accepted that by the nature of one's own skin that individual "guilt" would be accepted unless someone has committed an act that has directly diminished a minority.
Yes, it's true, white folk may well have got a job over a black person let's say because the recruiter is a closet racist, but how is that the fault of anyone but the racist individual? If I became aware of such during the hiring process I would likely speak up, mainly because we've had these challenging stories and studies into the biases in hiring, but I would not EVER accept it as my fault by virtue of the colour of my skin. I think we should all respect that we are not defined by our unchosen characteristics, be that gender, sexuality, race, disability, etc
What do you believe the goal of labelling these disadvantages as "white privilege" is, if not to scapegoat a group of people and rile up hatred against a particular group merely on what they look like?
) is not a glowing example
, UK Parmigiano-Reggiano from supermarkets doesn't taste right either. they have the same stamp thing but taste like cheap knockoffs
