I Cannot Believe I Just Saw A Discussion Here Regarding The Downtrodden White Male...

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118. except that you are talking, right now, to just ONE white guy

Again, a higher average does not confer any benefit to people who are below average. The 22.7% of whites who have less than $5,000 in wealth are simply NOT privileged just because some OTHER whites are much richer. You cannot talk about an average as an over ALL, because an average does not apply to all. Take, for example, 3 white guys. Me, my brother and Bill Gates. Our average wealth is about $15 billion, but it does not make sense to say, that, overall, we are wealthy.

Or, suppose the average male is 6' 4" and suppose that a 6'4" guy can dunk a basketball. You cannot therefore say that all males can dunk a basketball just because the average male can, because some shorter than average guys are not gonna have that privilege.

What does not make sense is to speak as though an average confers a benefit upon all.

It also does not make sense to call an "absence of a disadvantage" as a privilege. Like if somebody punched me in the face every day, or if I had to worry about somebody punching me in the face every day, that other people, who are not getting punched in the face, have a privilege. A privilege is more like somebody giving me a $10 bill every day. Now that is a consumation to be devoutly desired.

Further, I highly doubt whether most women spend any more time worrying about being raped then men do worrying about being mugged or assaulted.