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In reply to the discussion: "Let's work to end racial discrimination" is a better approach than "whites are so privileged". [View all]BainsBane
(53,093 posts)People say it all the time. They site the fact they aren't wealthy as evidence that they are not privileged. I assumed he had some basis for not assuming privilege. If that's not it, what is he saying? White people aren't really privileged? Race makes no difference? If it's not based on class, what is it? That would make his OP make even less sense.
That one doesn't "feel privilege" means nothing. People never "feel" privilege. They assume it. They assume they are entitled to what they have and no one dare question it, which is precisely what the OP is doing. He is making clear that his ego matters more than anything else. He can't bear to have the fact point out that he like every other white person in American bears some benefits from racism. I really don't see how the concept is so difficult to understand. This whole OP mantra about don't talk about white privilege is itself a stunning demonstration of privilege.