An interesting exchange about white privilege in the comments of the DWB story I posted earlier

[redqueen]

3. Using privilege to improve the world.

In the early 60's, I did private checks for the student housing bureau at a large northern state university. If a minority was turned down for an apartment, I'd go to see if the listing was still available to me, a white student.

This is how allies with privilege can help - not by trying to prove said privilege doesn't exist, not by asking to be absolved of any responsibility for the unfair way society bestows privilege, or complaining about how unfair it is that they feel targeted in discussions of privilege.