The Fallacy of White Privilege

[Beaker]

(11-19-2016, 05:04 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Again, in my eye pointing out white privilege is an incentive for minorities to work harder.  Just like telling my daughter that students from a better high school will have an advantage over her.


But that is because we view them differently.  I don't view minorities as the type who are too lazy to help themselves.  Instead i see them like my daughter, as people who are willing to step up and face a challenge.

I just don't see how pointing out the truth of white privilege is just an incentive to fail.

Yeah, the old "you gotta try real hard, but it won't matter because whitey is holding you down and will always have an advantage over you no matter what" thing is motivational genius.