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

All of them unfortunately (and no, that doesn't make me an idiot)

This isn't white privilege, this is demographics. If you lived in a society where the majority of people were 7ft tall, blue skinned, yellow haired people then of course they will be the people who feature most predominantly on tv, books, music, news stories, be the president, be in high-profile jobs etc.

Go to China, who is most visible there? Go to Saudi Arabia, who is most visible there? Go to Iceland, who is most visible there? Demographics.

Are you serious? You don't agree that "I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed"? Or "I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help, my race will not work against me"? Or "I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented". That might have been the case in 80's America, but I'd argue strongly that 2015 Britain is a very different place, which is why it feels like you're trying to play the race card when it isn't justified.

This isn't white privilege, this is demographics. If you lived in a society where the majority of people were 7ft tall, blue skinned, yellow haired people then of course they will be the people who feature most predominantly on tv, books, music, news stories, be the president, be in high-profile jobs etc.

Go to China, who is most visible there? Go to Saudi Arabia, who is most visible there? Go to Iceland, who is most visible there? Demographics.

If we want to talk about demographics let us go back in history.

Aborigines were wiped out in Australia by white people because they were a minority right? DEMOGRPAHICS

Native Americans were forced into reservations by white people because they were a minority in their own land right? DEMOGRAPHICS

Black people in Africa was colonised and robbed by white people because they were a minority right? DEMONGRAPHICS.

lol seriously come on guys. Try and think from a perspective that differs from your own.

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. Not that I think Eminem is crap, quite the contrary in fact.
Your statement proves you have poor knowledge of rap music

The title of this thread asks a rather pertinent question. he answer to this question is because it doesnt exist, and hasnt done since the various racial equality acts. You can point out statistics that purport that it does, but the thing is that if people from various minorities wanted to move upwards then they need to get up and do it. The same goes for feminazis now, you can complain about the fact there are very few women in top roles, or you could go into the fields where here are fewer women and make a difference through your actions.
OP, i feel truly sorry for you in your pit of ignorance and stupidity.

Your first sentence makes it sound as if I'm causing some kind of inconvenience to you by raising the very real and present nature of white genocide in Zimbabwe, I'm sorry that you have to hear opposing opinions, that must be very hard for you. Also, it is interesting that you (and for that matter the majority of those in the media) would rather comment on the effect of carefully chosen 18th/19th century episodes of genocide, rather than the ones occurring as we speak, which I am afraid to say suggests some kind of agenda/bias on your part. Now, addressing your response, again I will stress that white privilege is a conceptual opinion/theory of a minority of people so I really find it distasteful the way you are speaking about it as a set in stone fact that is widely accepted. The majority of people in the West where it is applied, find it an abhorrent and grossly unfair analysis of Western culture to say the least. (the most tolerant part of the globe by a lengthy margin). Also, my opinions are as follows. The idea of reverse racism not being possible is a fantasy and convenient distraction from the reality. Do I think its racist when a man is murdered for the colour of his skin if that skin happens to be white, YES. There is no power structure in place in that confrontation, its a simple racist murder. In fact, the whole idea that racism can only be equated with institutional power, is one recently invented by the proponents of your views. I also believe that any concept of institutional racism is in any case a falsehood anyway, and lacks real evidence. Some people cite the popular experiment of 'black-sounding' names on job applications, but anyone who studies statistical analysis/econometrics will understand the flaws in that analysis. In fact this week, the fact that more ethnic minority and women MPs were elected than ever before, flys in the face of your theory quite frankly, especially as this was a concerted effort by all dominant parties, not a coincidence.Two final questions for you:1) I'd be interested to find out how the Zimbabwe genocide situation challenged your views?2) Why is it that you believe South Africa does not have racism problem against its white citizens?

The real question is not whether it exists but why i as a white person should really care about most of those little things.

Yeah of course, silly lazy ethnic minorities need to just get on their bike, why are they complaining it is obviously down to them lacking talent.

Let us ignore statistics we don't need the truth getting in the way of our opinion!

There is no racial or social hurdles in their way, we live in a meritocracy!

Because legal change = automatic change in minds/hearts! yes !

The real question is not whether it exists but why i as a white person should really care about most of those little things.

All of those people were extremely primitive.

Usually the minds change comes first as the law has to be voted through by the chaps in the house of commons.

Who are people.

With minds.

To make such a bold statement without any backing really does take away from some valid points that you may have made. In actual fact, a lot of people who claim to be 'OG hip hop fans' despise the fact that so many consider Eminem to be the best, purely because he is white. Read up on his background and how it hindered his rise to fame.

Nice bogus example. It's unlikely that an Eskimo would live in Austria because Greenland wasn't an Austrian colony. However would you deny black people and other minorities like East and South Asians haven't participated in construction of Britain through the pillage of their countries and their slavery?
Again, white people in China are a negligable minority?
Speaking about racial issues in which I am at disadvantage is legitimate and I don't think people should be perceived negatively if they do. Maybe these people you talk about should realise that having a different opinion than them on these issues doesn't make others outsiders?

I feel already been followed in a shop by a white person repeatedly asked me "Are you adopted???"
Maybe the "intensity" of the points have decreased with time, but they're still real.