Black Skin Privilege (Hispanic, compared, New York, world)

[All American NYC]

Looking at the Martin case, black skin privilege means you can form a lynch mob if the target is a “white” man and the press will overlook it; you can demand a judgment in advance of the facts, and can conclude his guilt in advance of a trial. You can even take “justice” into your own hands by threatening his life as the Black Panthers did, or twittering his home address like vigilante filmmaker Spike Lee and comedienne Roseanne Barr did in the hope that someone might go after him......Black skin privilege means the national media will fail to report an epidemic of black race riots that have targeted whites for beatings, shootings, stabbings and rapes in major American cities recently

Is there black skin privilege?

[Randomstudent]

You cannot be serious.

[ovcatto]

If there is, where can I get some?

[lucknow]

Well, if there is, it's NOTHING compared to the privilege that I as a WASP have always had in our North American cuture. It just completely blows my mind when I read things written by whites complaining about some pipsqueak advantage they think some one else might have. It's sorta like an elephant crying that a mouse has stolen his food.

[Majin]

Wow. Sadly I think you're serious.

[Dark Serge]

If my black skin gave me any kind of privilege, I'd not be broke with very little work available, and I'd have a boyfriend, too.

[whogo]

The times where it is a benefit to be black are grossly outnumbered by the times it is a liability.

[Hadoken]

Could someone please inform the writers of the article that Roseanne Barr is not black?

ETA: also, please tell hem that it's not a race riot if three black guys punch a white guy in the face, and then run up to a camera yelling "World Star Hip Hop!" That's just three dumb guys committing a street crime.

[PJ1252]

This is a joke right. I'm white however when in New York City I see black executives that can't hail their own cab because the cabbies won't pick them up. I have heard people using that damn N word when they see black people. I'm 60 years old and have done a whole lot of living but I can't think of one instance where being black had its priviledge.
Just for your information in the Martin case that white guy isn't a white guy he is a hispanic guy. Although Zimmerman is a jewish last name he is hispanic. But I do appreciate you thinking that us jews are white since the nazis didn't.

[Xeon1210]

Black skin privilege means that you are guilty until proven guilty of a slightly lesser crime.
Black skin privilege means your gains are illegitimate.
Black skin privilege means getting your own personal concierge any time you walk in a store. They even do a courtesy check of your bags before you leave.
Black skin privilege means the assumption of being < those around you in terms of wealth, mental capacity and ability to function in society.

I can go on all day.