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King_Hellebuyck posted...

White privilege just means that when controlled for all other variables, society will be more helpful to a white person than a non-white person. Its been proven repeatedly in criminal sentencing, employment, and housing.

Privilege implies that they are treated above and beyond what is expected. In reality, white people are being treated as any majority group in any country would be. Use some common sense. Why would white people be treated specially when they are ~70% of people? "White privilege" dodges the issue of minority discrimination for being different and instead tries to drum up feelings of shame for being white, de-legitimizes white people's life successes, and allows a more socially acceptable outlet for passive aggressive envy of this idealized image of white people. "White privilege" should not ever be taken any more seriously than equivalent hot-take positions on the right, yet it's thrown around in academia as if it weren't.