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

I can see that every time I provide a response, your range of discussion diminishes somewhat and becomes further removed from the topic at hand; I'll take that as an ironic compliment to my arguments.

2) Yes, some are still alive, what's your point?
The image of South African society is not what matters, it is what is happening in reality that is of importance. I suppose it's relatively easy to make it to the top when you have 'Black Economic Empowerment' legislation which quotas black people regardless of qualifications into any large white-owned corporation in the country. Imagine the uproar, if we had 'White Working Class Economic Empowerment' in this country where rich blacks were forced to employ whites based on the colour of their skin, not merit.

You have failed to address my main point however, which is that black racism is rife in South Africa, and is very much institutionalised in the country against whites, and the fact that you feel that this is somehow acceptable based on actions taking place 30 years ago, does not sit well with me. Also, I notice how you accept yet brush over white genocide in Zimbabwe, like it's some minor matter which has no importance when placed next to the much more pressing issue of artificially created views about a privilege that somehow exists with no evidence.

If I am racist to someone, and then they are racist towards me when they get the chance, neither is in the right. You fail to grasp this.

Yet another person hailing abuse at someone who was just trying to have a discussion around a topic, inconvenient truth is hard to hear right.

The fact you think what she said is 'discrimination' shows you have no idea of what the term white privilege means.

Just because YOU are from a poor working class background does not mean white privilege doesn't exist. If you put a poor working class black man and yourself side by side let me know if you honestly think you would face the same struggles.

Thanks for insulting me again
You could read this if you want: http://occupywallstreet.net/story/explaining-white-privilege-broke-white-person

What? what do you mean that white people aren't an homogeneous group who always, no matter their circumstance, might not have as much 'privilege' as the next white person

I know this is off topic...where's your profile picture from? It looks so familiar?

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.

Could be, just like it could be that the tories won the election thanks to selective vote counting. More likely that people buy whatever they enjoy. Without counting I'd expect the artists I listen to regularly are 90% white, that's not racism, that's because I generally enjoy melodeath, a predominantly Scandinavian artform. As for why people have a hard time accepting that white privilege exists? Probably because we hardly see it (well at least any benefits of it) in this country: divides between the privileged and the not privileged in the UK is more along the lines of class and wealth than race.

And that's fine
People who are the beneficiary of white privilege generally don't see it.
Inequalities are cumulative. Don't you think those discriminated for their skin colour would have a tougher time earning more and moving upwards in the social pyramid?

Trying to explain white privilege to white people is like talking to a brick wall. But at least the brick wall will let you finish your argument.

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Because the benefits are minimal - basically it means that at best a white working class person gets 1 less kick to the gut than his BME counterpart. They still receive more kicks than a middle class BME person though.To an extent, but the idea of racial inequality being a major player in the UK is somewhat naive - there's some degree of racial divide between classes since in terms of generations slavery was only abolished recently, but the majority of disparity between people is a result of their class, not their race.

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.

That's what's being criticised
By the way, good for you if you like being a white man.

You're very right. This is an other reason as to why white rappers like Eminem and Macklemore have more success than their PoC counterparts in the US, for example

Bandages are white in Pakistan too... Plasters (or "band aids") from the NHS are typically brown. From the shops, they're generally brown/white/blue. It's not that hard to notice that you've got a bandage or a plaster on, regardless of your race.

What's wrong with that exactly?

PErsonally:

Do I like being Asian? No
Do I DISLIKE being Asian? No.

It's not something that I really care about, so I have no opinion either way tbh. Colour is irrelevant in the UK of 2015.

Fine. But one could say the same about beauty products for example.

I agree with what you said but doesn't race often "coincide" with class: as in, certain ethnic groups happen to be overrepresented in the bottom or at the top of the class system?

This makes you look ridiculous. Do you think they need defending?

I wish my biggest concern was that a plaster didn't match my skin tone.

And once again Americans assume USA = everywhere else. We don't have the IRS or "traffic cops", sweetheart.