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In reply to the discussion: On white male, hetro privilege. [View all]eek MD
(391 posts)Where have I said that life is more DIFFICULT for me because my skin color is white? In fact, point me to any threads on here that claims that white people (as a group) have a tougher time in life that minorities? Granted, I haven't read through them all, but if you do find one, I'd be surprised.
Most people on here have acknowledged that white skin color gives people an advantage over other people. Those who haven't acknowledged that would probably agree with the statement if it was qualified with the statement "all other things being equal, white skin color gives people an advantage over other people" (since many people throw such a fuss because there are also many other factors at play in how successful people are in society, such as gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, general appearance, etc).
To take your last line and turn it around......... We, or rather I, just tire of you thinking/acting like everyone with white skin is equally well-off in this society. There is a huge difference between the Koch Brothers, and the White homeless guy I saw sleeping in Dupont Circle yesterday. Yes, that homeless guy probably has it better off than a black homeless guy in the same situation. But he's still poor and homeless, no?