The Fallacy of White Privilege

[Beaker]

(11-20-2016, 12:57 PM)treee Wrote: I do agree that identity politics are used intentionally to create divisive rhetoric. That's why I suggested the term "majority privilege". You are also correct that just because there is a majority privilege, that does not mean there are not privileges for minorities as well. The only difference is that those minority privileges were specifically instituted in an attempt to deter some of the negative consequences begat from majority privilege which occurs on its own.

Do you find that premise agreeable?

 
I still contend that every race receive privileges that others races do not enjoy....in the context of advantages given to them just on the basis of their race. And these minority privileges are not always just the ones that were instituted by the majority. I just think the whole entire concept that we need another name for racism continues the divisive rhetoric. I do not advocate holding the truth from anyone, or lying to them. But there's already enough bad blood out there that we don't need to fuel it with another concept that really has no further merit than one already in place.