Why do some white people have a hard time understanding white privilege?

This is just a forum, calm down.
That's the point. Do you see bandages being for dark skinned black people? It seems silly at first but it's trying to show that products in general are geared towards white people, regardless of the fact they're the majority or not.

This seems a thread where people are trying to justify their failures and problems due to their colour.http://www.bookwormroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Black-and-white-crime-statistics.pngThat link should open some minds about this "white privilege" need I remind you what colour the president of the USA is?-If white privilege was as you say it is people wouldn't have voted him in due to his colour.

LOL! I was wondering how in the hell he came to that conclusion but I couldn't even be bothered to question him.I actually cannot believe some peoples thought processes.

I know full well that we aren't all viewed as equal by everyone, however I think the majority do. What do you mean by a "bit brown"? If I was slightly lighter would that mean my views were somehow less valid? Does it have to become a pissing contest of who's darker? Not that it matters but I am unmistakable as Asian, I don't looked mixed or anything like that. I have personally endured racism, but I'm not stupid enough to think the entire white race is trying to oppress me.

Sure there are problems with members certain races being treated a certain way, but crying about non-issues like pretty much everything in that list helps no-one. I'd go as far to say it results in people taking the larger issues much less seriously.

This issue in particular caters to white people in the US. Having a white dad who's into reggae and rap, I'm aware than the artist's skin colour isn't the reason.
They're not "my" 26 points

Surely if you are making a product to sell then you would market it towards the majority to get more sales and therefore more money. The purpose of a business is to make money.

I know what you mean, how can people who agree with the OP be this ​out of touch with reality

Or, it could be that white people would rather buy a CD based on the artist's skin colour rather than on the quality of his craft.

I know you didn't come up with the 26 points, but you presented them in your OP. They were written by Peggy McIntosh (an American) in an essay in 1988 - how many of the points do you believe apply to 2015 Britain?

To ask a blunt question, what is the point of 'understanding white privilege'?

People shouldn't discriminate or treat people differently regardless of their skin colour, or whether they've been born in a country in which the biggest demographics also reflect them - period, and I think everybody agrees with that.
I don't think anybody wants to be treated as a victim either - I mean one of the points on the list is that people don't want others saying "oh wow didn't so and so do brilliantly considering their skin colour?" - number 14.

So given that we're all agreed racism and discrimination are bad and that ethnic minorities are not seeking a pity party because it's patronising as all hell... what exactly is supposed to come from this list? White people are supposed to feel guilty and ethnic minorities to develop some kind of victim complex?

We're all just people.

Don't know if this point has been made, but America and the west, in general the prominent race is white. I'm sure if a white man moves to Baghdad he won't exactly experience "white privilege"

(and no, that doesn't make me an idiot)

Cool reversal of the point but are you inadvertently agreeing that white privilege exists in western societies then?

I knew someone would post something about this.
White privilege isn't denial of racism against white people. The concept of white privilege is applicable to Western society and to nowhere else due to the specific heritage of scientific, academic racism and colonialism, genocide that white countries applied on their colonies and slaves. However, it does dismiss the concept of reverse racism in Western society because white people are the majority and haven't been abused in history as other PoCs have.
Now, this doesn't mean that white people can't be discriminated against in certain countries. Zimbabwe is a very good example (notice how it's not in the Western world...) and it is absolutely revolting. Learning about it did challenge my views on oppression and racism. I think that the same can't be said for South Africa, though.
Also, please don't tell me to not "speak as some kind of authority" because I'm not. That's just rude and arrogant

Most of these are ludicrous. For instance: When I am told about our national heritage or about “civilization,” I am shown that people of my color made it what it is.This is because Western countries and civilisation are essentially the work of white people. If an Eskimo moves to Vienna do you expect Austrians to somehow make him feel like his ancestors were part and partial of the works of Mozart? I can if I wish arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time.This is because the country is vast majority white. And what about if you're a white kid in Bethnal Green? You'd find it hard to be in the company of just white people let me tell you for the same reason. I can take a job with an affirmative action employer without having co-workers on the job suspect that I got it because of race.Reasonable suspicion. The M.O. of AM programmes is to exactly what they suspect after all. I can go into a music shop and count on finding the music of my race represented, into a supermarket and find the staple foods which fit with my cultural traditions, into a hairdresser’s shop and find someone who can cut my hair.+ I can easily buy posters, postcards, picture books, greeting cards, dolls, toys, and children’s magazine featuring people of my race. I can choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color and have them more or less match my skin.Again, this is because minorities are, well minorities. If I move to China I wouldnt be angry that the majority of profit seeking shops catered for the Chinese majority, and if I did I'd expect to be told to STFU. And anyway, what's to stop people setting up these enterprises themselves? There is not a thing stopping it. I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented.You dont think minorities are on TV roughly 90% of the time? I.e. in line with the % of the population. I can criticize our government and talk about how much I fear its policies and behavior without being seen as a cultural outsider.Depends on the context. If you make a case against general fiscal policy or on devolution etc then people will judge the arguement. If however your criticisms are explicitly centred on racial/ethnic issues then of course you'll be perceived as a cultural outsider, because you yourself have set yourself up in that way. . It makes no sense to rant about racial issues to white people and then be amazed when you're seen as coming from a different background as them.