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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

nemu posted...

The problem with that train of thought is that it assumes every bias stems from that narrative. Every human will have biases towards every other human. If you put any race in the majority and any other race in the minority, this kind of stuff will always happen. Does racism still exist in America? Yes. Might there still be lasting social ramifications from slavery, Jim Crow, and the longstanding racism of the early to mid 1900s? Yes. Is the current state of affairs something that could only be brought about in a white-majority nation? No. I'm fine with the idea of pointing out inequality and taking real attempts to fix it where it needs fixing. The problem with the X privilege narrative is that it is most often used as a means of associating blame with a specific group with no intention of actually solving anything.

So your biggest problem with "white privilege" is "it makes white people feel bad."

Am I understanding, or am I oversimplifying

Also the bolded part is very MILEAGE MAY VARY and sounds like a bias on your own part, tbh

No, my point is that it is not used in a constructive manner, and it holds people to some impossible standard. I'm fine with the sentence "white people on average will likely experience more success in their lives in America than minority groups, and it is imperative that all social hurdles for those groups be removed." That describes the current state of affairs, and I will accept that it is true on the whole.

The problem is the sentence of "You have White Privilege." I don't care that it might get some white nationalist in a huff. I do care that it is ascribing this general framework to the individual. It is putting some kind of onus on the individuals living in this country as if it is a tangible thing that can be dealt with. If the term is simply used in the context in paragraph one, that is fine. The problem is the increasing use of it to try to act like this is not part of the human condition.