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In reply to the discussion: If you are white, do you take advantage of the benefits of being white? [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)25. Everytime I leave my house, my white privilege is showing...
I'm sure I take advantage of it, but not consciously, because most of it is passive anyways.
I don't have to worry about the police pulling me over in my car without cause, most of the time, least of all for driving while black.
I'm more likely to be hired on a job I want, less likely to get assaulted by police, less likely to be followed for shoplifting in a store, etc. etc.
Is this privilege something I shouldn't have? Yes, of course, but unless I want to go around in convincing blackface, which is offensive on its own, the only thing I can do as an individual is try not to foster negative stereotypes of others and treat them as I am already treated.
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If you are white, do you take advantage of the benefits of being white? [View all]
el_bryanto
Jul 2015
OP
If you're white you have benefits for being so without lifting a finger, they are
Jefferson23
Jul 2015
#1
being born white confers privilege IMO...esp. in the South...but anywhere really...
CTyankee
Jul 2015
#37
I apologize for offending you - I was thinking more in terms of work preference
el_bryanto
Jul 2015
#3
I suppose being given a promotion because I am seen as more "professional" or
el_bryanto
Jul 2015
#21
I feel that Anyone who is white and has inheritance from ancestors who benefited from slavery
LostOne4Ever
Jul 2015
#22
I was picking up a few groceries this afternoon, and the "Express Lane" had 9 or 10 people in line
Electric Monk
Jul 2015
#23
The assistant manager could indeed be a racist who watches out for white people in long lines,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2015
#27
One of the advantages of white privilege is being able to speak up on behalf of those
Heidi
Jul 2015
#29
Unfortunately, privilege is not something you can just take off like a rain jacket
eridani
Jul 2015
#33