The "myth" of "White privilege".

That's just justifying racism and discrimination.

White people could say the same about others.

who are "others"?

who are "others"?

You need to understand that white privilege is a term that covers a wide number of issues, both macro and micro. What this means is that this term can be applied to an institutional setting, for example institutional racism and how people of colour (POC) are at an automatic disadvantage solely based on their skin colour and whites are not, from the education system to the judicial system. All the way to the tiniest things that prove that white people have an advantage, sometimes its something that doesn't even matter, that we can live without, yet an example that white skin is standard nonetheless.
White people who deny white privilege usually never do their research and their denial comes from their lack of success in the world, because it is not hard to use modern society's greatest educational tool Google to find the answers you are searching for. So, I will break it down for you and give you a few facts, think of this as an incentive to do your research next time you claim something that you could never have experienced to be a fallacy (assuming you are white).
I have a question for you.
Is the fact that Black and Asian people are 20% more likely to go to prison for the SAME crime a white person commits not an example of white privilege? So, if a black person stole some chewing gum from a corner shop that person is 20% more likely to go to prison than a white person who commits the same crime.
Is the fact that Afro-Caribbeans on average get 7 months more likely to go to prison for the SAME crime a white person commits and in cases involving violence that number goes up to 10 months not an example of white privilege?
Is the fact that despite the fact that white people are more likely to deal drugs than black people, black people are disproportionally arrested more for it not an example of white privilege?
Is the that black people aged ten and over are also six times more likely than a white person to be stopped and searched not an example of white privilege?
These are a few examples of white privilege in the institutional sense, and I didn't go into the fact that white people get more university places than black people despite same grades, and that people who are hiring are more likely to hire people with more 'white' sounding names, so John over Jamal.
Let me give you some examples of white privilege in the smaller sense, things like not having to worry about whether or not the complimentary shampoo in the hotel you are staying at is for you hair texture, things like having your skin colour be the standard for all band aids, being able to buy nude coloured clothing and actually have it be nude coloured. These are examples of white privilege in the smaller sense things that black people or PoC have gotten used to and don't necessarily affect us, albeit are sill examples of this white privilege.
Remember also that I haven't even bothered to get into the privileges of being straight as opposed to LGBTQ, because I would be typing for a couple more hours lol.

Actually I think a better way to answer this is to ask a question or two.

White guys. Would you if given the chance, change your ethnicity? or would you be happy if you woke up one day and were now black/Pakistani/Indian/Arab etc ? Do you honestly think your life will be the same if you were a different colour? Would your family, friends, gf, neighbour or even the guy at the shop, treat you the same if you were a brown guy or black guy? Would you not feel afraid of being judged or attacked because of how your 'kind' is portrayed in the media? Would you feel afraid of celebrating your culture/heritage because it could be mistaken as you hating English values and not liking this country by white people?

As a mixed race guy, I acknowledge I have it a lot easier than my forefathers. In my dads case, when he came here, his 'kind' would get beaten up by gangs of whites for walking the streets. They would have to constantly be prepared to be attacked by white people or experience discrimination. If hate crimes were not illegal, then we'd be seeing alot more of them IMO.

Non-whites, obviously, nitwit.

You could justify any type of racism or discrimination in a similar way.

Depends if I lived in the country where my colour is the majority - now I know that doesn't sound nice because I know that of course discrimination happens to non whites in a majority white country. But what I'm alluding to is that a majority country, discriminating against a minority is not just global, it's always been that way.


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Once again it seems you've misunderstood what white privilege is.

"Chavs" will still have privileges over their black counterparts. Also ghetto or thug is also used to belittle black people.

sorry, I generally call people of colour by a name which validates their existence, rather than them just being the 'others'



You're not being incredibly clear.

So you could justify white-implemented racism by saying that, because people of colour invaded, slaughtered and massacred a white population, it is understood why white people would hold resentment?

yeah, but THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN DID IT.

As a non white you say. If you walk into any other country as a minority but a white person, you are almost guaranteed to be treated better.

You need to understand that white privilege is a term that covers a wide number of issues, both macro and micro. What this means is that this term can be applied to an institutional setting, for example institutional racism and how people of colour (POC) are at an automatic disadvantage solely based on their skin colour and whites are not, from the education system to the judicial system. All the way to the tiniest things that prove that white people have an advantage, sometimes its something that doesn't even matter, that we can live without, yet an example that white skin is standard nonetheless.
White people who deny white privilege usually never do their research and their denial comes from their lack of success in the world, because it is not hard to use modern society's greatest educational tool Google to find the answers you are searching for. So, I will break it down for you and give you a few facts, think of this as an incentive to do your research next time you claim something that you could never have experienced to be a fallacy (assuming you are white).
I have a question for you.
Is the fact that Black and Asian people are 20% more likely to go to prison for the SAME crime a white person commits not an example of white privilege? So, if a black person stole some chewing gum from a corner shop that person is 20% more likely to go to prison than a white person who commits the same crime.
Is the fact that Afro-Caribbeans on average get 7 months more likely to go to prison for the SAME crime a white person commits and in cases involving violence that number goes up to 10 months not an example of white privilege?
Is the fact that despite the fact that white people are more likely to deal drugs than black people, black people are disproportionally arrested more for it not an example of white privilege?
Is the that black people aged ten and over are also six times more likely than a white person to be stopped and searched not an example of white privilege?
These are a few examples of white privilege in the institutional sense, and I didn't go into the fact that white people get more university places than black people despite same grades, and that people who are hiring are more likely to hire people with more 'white' sounding names, so John over Jamal.
Let me give you some examples of white privilege in the smaller sense, things like not having to worry about whether or not the complimentary shampoo in the hotel you are staying at is for you hair texture, things like having your skin colour be the standard for all band aids, being able to buy nude coloured clothing and actually have it be nude coloured. These are examples of white privilege in the smaller sense things that black people or PoC have gotten used to and don't necessarily affect us, albeit are sill examples of this white privilege.
Remember also that I haven't even bothered to get into the privileges of being straight as opposed to LGBTQ, because I would be typing for a couple more hours lol.

P.S. let me just add as a reminder to all the straight white male JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT DOES NOT MEAN IT DOES NOT EXIST, one more time for the guys at back, JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT DOES NOT MEAN IT DOES NOT EXIST.

All of those are things that could not be due to racism:

If you look suspicious in trackies you will often get searched, that being said it definitely can be racism profiling and I won't defend the police on that.

People clutching purses, again something ethnic minorities complain about but something I've never seen.

WAIT, so PEOPLE TOUCHING YOUR HAIR is now racist? ****ing lol, all hairdressers must be racist as fuark....

Afro being unprofessional, yes it can be, in the same way as if I let my hair grow out long it would be unprofessional, it's not that deep brah.

Again, if a white person in trackies was driving around in an expensive car the same would happen although it does probably happen a disproportionately large amount to black people which is wrong.

ANYWAY, NONE of this is to do with white privilege bar the housing sector one, where there is no evidence of this happening at all, the rest are all social aspects that need to be improved

Privilege of any sort will always exist, because true equality is unaccomplishable. It's a sad fact of life.

What people tend to forget is that in countries where the indigenous population is white, white privilege naturally exists.

Would white people born in countries such as Iraq or South Africa still be privileged because they're white?

That's just justifying racism and discrimination.

White people could say the same about others.




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