I used to get genuinely offended when people said I had white privilege. I grew up poor. I was on my own at 18. So I get the reaction. But someone finally explained it in a way that made sense, and now I can't unsee it. The research is clear. It's not about what you have. It's about what you don't have to prove. #WhitePrivilege #AcademicDissent #SocialJustice #Sociology #RaceInAmerica #ELI5 McIntosh, P. (1989). "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." Peace & Freedom Magazine. Bertrand, M. & Mullainathan, S. (2004). "Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal?" American Economic Review. Kang, S.K., DeCelles, K.A., et al. (2016). "Whitened Resumes: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market." Administrative Science Quarterly.
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Thank you for posting this. People need to hear this.
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This. It’s not that “privilege” made your life any easier, it’s that it’s not a thing that’s making your life harder.
The audacity to say this is anecdotal is also part of white privilege.
Exactly. Good point!
My way of explaining it is: "think really hard about everything you've gone through, survived, and experienced. Would that have been easier if you were black?"
Yes.
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So true, easy privilege is not what many white people live. There is more to it. That makes sense. Thank you!❤
Well said. Thank you for trying to help other white people see what white privilege means. It’s a structural system of obstacles that white people do not have to endure, that have been specifically created to harm and oppress Black people.
You've explained it well. Quick, too, and something that can be carried forward.
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WOW Your how old and you JUST REALIZED THAT
White privilege is bullshit, and I'm not white