lovelife34
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Listen I can tell straight away that you fundamentally don't understand the concept of White privilege. It's not saying that every White person will be rich or powerful... Here you go https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/on-racism-and-white-privilegeListen I can tell you if the white man is supposed to be experiencing a greater benefit from society then I personally would not have been dirt poor my whole life, Neither would my dad have been poor his whole adult life if there were certain privileges we were getting that other people were not. It wasn't from lack of trying either, my dad did the work of two men every day and still we only made ten grand(twelve if we were lucky) every year. So honestly and with all sincerity I implore you to stop buying into the false narrative that somehow being white grants you more rights or privilege. Maybe it did fifty sixty years ago, but not today.
White privilege is the reason why some people get called White trash and others are just trash. There's no such thing as Black trash, Hispanic trash, Asian trash, they're just trash. That distinction of Whiteness before the word is there for a reason. It's very common to have the reaction you're having, it's called white guilt/white fragility. It's not a narrative. It's reality...This is why I mentioned the Sociology of Race class. There were policies put in place 50-60+ years ago, etc. that benefited certain groups to the detriment of other. These are facts. Historical rulings, laws, etc that benefit certain groups of people. If you don't believe me, you can look them up. Laws and policies concerning virtually every aspect of life. This is not an argument, it's not a fight, it's not a discussion, it's not a debate. You can live in your 'bubble' but it's not God's will. Colorblindness, the thing that you seem to be hanging onto for dear life, is just as bad as blatant racism. Biological race is not an issue, difference isn't the issue, it is the negative societal implications of these biological characteristics that is the issue. You can live in your 'bubble' for all you want. There are groups of people who have privileges granted to them as a result of race, gender, socioeconomic status, the list goes on. There is able-bodied privilege (which I have), etc. I'm not saying it's a bad thing or it's anyone's fault, because it's not. All I'm saying is it exists. God created us to honor the differences between us, choosing to blatantly ignore our individual privileges isn't honoring those differences. I have so many privileges. I'm able-bodied, I live in a first-world country, etc. I acknowledge that. Some people don't have the privileges I do. It's a fact. That's it. And I actively am working to ensure that I can at least help those that may not have opportunities that I had.
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