I'm not saying racism is non-existent. I'm questioning this supposed white privilege.
I'm sure at some point, some called you the 'N' word, and not in brotherly fashion. I'm sure some ignorant prick judged you based solely on your skin color. But how that translates into me being privileged?
Let me put it to you this way:
Say, you have two neighbors. One a black female, one a white female. They both want to be actresses.
Let's imagine you would rate them both about an 8 in terms of physical attractiveness and maybe about 7.5 in terms of talent. Attractive, but not breathtaking, skilled but not phenoms. Now, acting is a tough profession with a really low success rate, so either of these girls would be exceedingly lucky to make it in the biz. If you are being completely and totally honest with yourself, do you honestly not see how the
white actress has a distinct advantage in possibly becoming a Hollywood success story? The variety of roles available to the black actress will be a lot smaller and the quality of those roles will be inferior. Yes,
the white actress will have to work hard, but the potential returns for her are greater.
This is a simplification, but that's the essence of white privilege. It's not that all white people will inevitably be successful. Or that white people who have success don't work hard. Or that there is no way for blacks to be successful. Or that whites never have setbacks. It's just that by simply adding in that "white" factor, you gain a distinct advantage.
I used acting just because it was such an obvious example, but it's not hard to see how it pops up throughout other aspects of society.
