07-06-2018, 04:20 PM
(07-06-2018, 04:12 PM)Beaker Wrote: What if the black boss fails to promote a white subordinate because he doesn't like white people? I would argue that's both racism and oppression. And if he promotes a less qualified black subordinate over the more qualified white subordinate, then that would be privilege.
That example of privilege was obtained due to a person who was racist. That's why it is my opinion that terms like white privilege are covered under the umbrella of racism and are therefore not needed.
When you look at society as a whole white people control a disproportionate amount of wealth and power. Exceptions to the general rule do not change the general rule. Since a disproportionate amount of CEOs and upper management are white it is a privilege to be white.
We have already been over this before in another thread. I am not going to start repeating all of that.
You claim we don't need the term "white privilege" because it is covered under racism, but then you turn around and claim it does not exist. Those are two different arguments.
