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Such as? That is a bit of a generalized question. I haven't been stop and frisked for being a white male. I haven't been shot because I was wearing a hoodie. I hope that I haven't been hired over someone else just because I am a white male, but I wasn't involved in the hiring process. I have never had a cop pull me over and want to search my car just because I was a white male.
I had a cop search my car when I was a teenager due to being a young male; he didn't care that I was white. If I had been female, he probably would not have. He said he thought I had marijuana in the car, etc.
I disagree with stop and frisk; however, while it may disproportionately affect minorities, it's not because they're minorities. It's because the minorities are more likely to be in dangerous/high crime areas and, yes,are more likely to be involved in activities that seem suspicious. Females would be privileged here as well.
As far as hiring processes, I suppose it may have an impact at some places. As someone who has participated in employee selection, I can tell you I've always been very, very careful to avoid discriminating.
Trayvon wasn't shot because he was wearing a hoodie.
I had a cop search my car when I was a teenager due to being a young male; he didn't care that I was white. If I had been female, he probably would not have. He said he thought I had marijuana in the car, etc.
I disagree with stop and frisk; however, while it may disproportionately affect minorities, it's not because they're minorities. It's because the minorities are more likely to be in dangerous/high crime areas and, yes,are more likely to be involved in activities that seem suspicious. Females would be privileged here as well.
As far as hiring processes, I suppose it may have an impact at some places. As someone who has participated in employee selection, I can tell you I've always been very, very careful to avoid discriminating.
Trayvon wasn't shot because he was wearing a hoodie.
you did a 360 on the minority rant.
It's not because they are minorities..it's because they are minorities in minority occupied places
It's not because they are minorities..it's because they are minorities in minority occupied places
No. Do you think people in white ghettos have it much better? My point was it has to do with socioeconomic status, not race. Obviously there is correlation.
So if white privlege is part of a majority white country. Does black privilege exist in a majority black country? Is there Asian privilege in China, Japan and Korea?
yes... but those countries have a different set of rules for privilege. When I went to college I learned Koreans were at the top, Japan, China...and Filipino is at the bottom.
I'm sure they also have ranks within each country by Bloodline or whatever rules they had throughout history.
India has a caste system and people went crazy when universities started letting a small % of the lowest caste take classes. They refuse to sit or touch someone from the Untouchables...
No. Do you think people in white ghettos have it much better? My point was it has to do with socioeconomic status, not race. Obviously there is correlation.
I wouldn't know but since I grew up in the rust belt outside of Pittsburgh I know most of the cops in poor white neighborhoods tend to treat their own with a much softer hand than they do Blacks.
yes... but those countries have a different set of rules for privilege. When I went to college I learned Koreans were at the top, Japan, China...and Filipino is at the bottom.
I'm sure they also have ranks within each country by Bloodline or whatever rules they had throughout history.
India has a caste system and people went crazy when universities started letting a small % of the lowest caste take classes. They refuse to sit or touch someone from the Untouchables...
I've heard about the caste system in India, thanks for that link. So here in America what people refer to white privilege is that we are born white in a majority white country and that is an advantage? Is that about right? I agree with that. The next question then becomes, are people able to succeed in this country despite not being the majority or white? And to what extent are white people holding down those minorities? What percentage of success by minorities would it take in order for there no longer to be white privilege? Because, obviously 100% of white people here are not successful, just go to any WalMart or look in the Red States that are so poor. How far away are we from a good number of minorities being sucessful in a white country? And, do we count those pesky Asians ones who seem to come in and do pretty well almost from the time they get here?
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