Reply #85

For one thing, we here on this liberal site spend more time talking about white privilege than we do about poverty. Further, the problem (IMO) with the idea of white privilege is that the accusatory finger gets pointed at poor white people. They are told, usually by much richer white people "you have white privilege" and they respond, quite logically with some cuss words, or a hand to the crotch saying "I got your white privilege right here". Then, they are further insulted by the "enlightened ones" who marvel at their lack of understanding of such basic facts.

"They just don't understand."

"And never will."

Translation: not only do they have white privilege, but they are idiots (or perhaps just fools and ignoramuses).

"They" of course, including me.

Insult to injury, is how I see it. First you get trampled, and then some rich white guy accuses you of white privilege from his ivory tower/upper middle class white collar perch. The trampled simply do not have privileges, and it is insulting to tell them they do.