03-05-2016, 06:23 PM
White privilege is getting pulled over for speeding and knowing that I am statistically less likely to receive a ticket.
White privilege is knowing that nobody will think that I have my job solely because of my skin color or because a quota needed to be filled.
White privilege is working at the courthouse in a suit and people assuming I am a lawyer rather than a defendant.
Those are three that I could think of off the top of my head that affect me directly. While the concept of white privilege can be overblown, it is something that deserves a conversation. Matt tried a while back, and I imagine this thread will suffer a similar fate.
White privilege is knowing that nobody will think that I have my job solely because of my skin color or because a quota needed to be filled.
White privilege is working at the courthouse in a suit and people assuming I am a lawyer rather than a defendant.
Those are three that I could think of off the top of my head that affect me directly. While the concept of white privilege can be overblown, it is something that deserves a conversation. Matt tried a while back, and I imagine this thread will suffer a similar fate.
