Lets see, i was turned down for a job over a black woman because i was white, does that count?
Is White Privilege Real?
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Lets see, i was turned down for a job over a black woman because i was white, does that count?
opcorn:
I'm truly sorry to hear that.
Though it seems your perspective is coming from pain and anger...certainly not from objectivity.
Objective facts:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/28/5-devastating-facts-black-black-crime/
Looks like they are privileged that they get the highest body counts?
Out of respect for your son, I'm bowing out of this discussion with you.
It would be a waste of both our time.
nm duplicate response.
yes, the facts are NOT on your side, and were all still waiting for you to pinpoint our privileges.
Still waiting for an answer, i was not considered, solely because i was white, isnt that racism?
Have you ever received an opportunity that wasn't really because you did something to earn it? Maybe because of someone you knew or family situation, etc.
glassjester
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The sun is racist. It burns a disproportionate amount of white people.
glassjester
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My parents fed and housed me for my entire childhood.
I assume they did it because we're related.
Is that white privilege?
No. The answer is no for most white people
glassjester
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Heck, even if the answer was yes, why is it racist for family members to help each other succeed?
Do you think I could get a job in a Chinese restaurant?
No, because they're all family owned, and they hire family members.
Which reminds me of a still un-answered question I asked - do Asians have white privilege, too?
So, I've traveled around a bit doing Construction and recently me and my Electrician were shooting the breeze and found out that he had as well. As two white guys from the Detroit area one thing we remarked on was that Black folks really get the shaft in some parts of the South. I was building in Virginia and the white carpenters wouldn't work in the same room as the black Electricians.
He related a story from Louisiana, building a restaurant in a casino. On the weekends he would go fishing on a jetty and the jetty was divided into the black section and the white section. Not officially of course but there was a line painted on the rocks and everyone knew what it meant. The whites got the half that was farther out and had the better fishing of course. If a black person went to the white end they would get beat up or have their tires slashed or get snagged with hooks. I presume something would happen for a white person in the black area.
So, there's some white privilege there. At least on that jetty in Louisiana.
He related a story from Louisiana, building a restaurant in a casino. On the weekends he would go fishing on a jetty and the jetty was divided into the black section and the white section. Not officially of course but there was a line painted on the rocks and everyone knew what it meant. The whites got the half that was farther out and had the better fishing of course. If a black person went to the white end they would get beat up or have their tires slashed or get snagged with hooks. I presume something would happen for a white person in the black area.
So, there's some white privilege there. At least on that jetty in Louisiana.
The idea isn't that it's racist to help family members. The idea is that if positions of power (used loosely) are majority white then opportunities may favor white people. Not necessarily because of any overt racism but because people tend to favor those in their circles.
The Berean
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This 2003 study shows people with white sounding names got more call backs for a job than a person wit ha black sounding name, though they had the exact resume.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873.pdf
musterion
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Read for comp. I didn't say white privilege.
musterion
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You going to cry again?
musterion
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It's funnier when you think you're intelligent.