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In reply to the discussion: Why I don't like the term "white privilege" [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)She already has to work twice as hard as a white woman would with her same abilities, to get the recognition she deserves. She doesn't benefit from white privilege, she has had to overcome white privilege in order to be known as the best in her field.
You notice how white people just call themselves American ehike the rest of us have to hyphenate, even the Native Americans aren't just called American.
White is considered default in this country, everyone else is a hyphenated American.
Black is a class in this country. The reason for this is slavery and Jim Crow. You could be a free black person in the north and be stolen and sold down south just because of the color of your skin. Blacks were being lynched even up until 81 when I was born just because of the color of their skin. Blacks are stopped and frisked along with Latinos much more than whites, because we are automatically criminalized because of the color of our skin. Blacks are more likely to be prosecuted for the same crime as a white person would for the same crime, just because of the color of our skin. Blacks are more likely than whites to be convicted of a crime whether we committed it or not, just because of the color of our skin. Blacks are less likely to be hired for a job than a white person of equal abilities just because of the color of our skin.
Serena Williams would have more to talk about with me, and feel more comfortable in my presence than she would with a wealth white male. Just because of the color of our skin.