You've seen some black people deal with things some white people haven't. Cool. Have you seen some things white people have dealt with that black people havent? Privilege isn't a racial thing. It doesn't exist in bulk. It exists in individual cases. You going to tell me that some black kid growing up in Bel Air to rich parents is at a disadvantage to some white kid who's parents raped them and threw them out on the streets...cause of their race?



What? It absolutely can be a racial thing. Obviously, privilege isn't just limited to race but the color of your skin definitely can grant you advantages.

-When your looking at most television shows, historical figures, newspapers, video games, greeting cards, exd. Majority of the time you can expect to find white people.

-When your in history class learning about civilization, you're going to learn that people of your race basically made it what it is.

^These might not seem like much, but they can play a huge effect in shaping a person's worldview.


Yes, everybody has their own shit. I completely agree. For example, I have a cousin that's gay. Never in my life did I have to worry about people accepting me for my sexual orientation. On the contrary, he has. That's a huge privilege I have, and it's important that I 'understand' and bring attention to those kind of advantages/privileges.




Everybody deals with different shit. We've heard all the white privilege shit yeah? Well how about we flip it...

You asked me if I could refute any of these lol. a lot of these stuff would start a completely different conversation, but I picked out some of them because they aren't exactly black privileges.




Black privilege is never having to assume you got everything handed to you because of your race.

Never? This one made me cringe lol. "Oh, you got accepted into a good college?....that's only because your black" or "Oh, your a star athlete?...Well, if I was black I'd be as good as you too." I can't tell you how many of my friends think I got academic scholarships, only because I'm black or that I get graded easier because of my race.

Black privilege is having an award ceremony and television station to represent your racial culture.

lol this is like complaining about blackpeoplemeet.com or black history month. Once again, you see white people EVERYWHERE. They are represented on almost every level. I could easily find a television station(s) where majority of people represented are white.

Black privilege is having "white privilege" being a taught subject in universities.

Yes, this is a very important issue that has major impacts in society. I don't understand why this wouldn't be taught. (We have discussions about the fairness of affirmative action for minorities in college too) On a side note, not all privileges are the weighted the same- the advantages you receive from being white aren't as powerful as the advantages you can receive from being right-handed, so we don't cover every type of privilege.




I know, I have MANY privileges that other people don't, ranging from economic status to being a male. I'm not denying that at all. However, some of the advantages people receive are very significant (some being life threatening) so it's important that I understand that these advantages exist.

And white privilege shouldn't be used to say all white people have it easy/ used to say white people are racist/ used to defend every black person that isn't successful/ used to say that black people have harder lives blah blah blah...

No. That's besides the point. It's just important to, whether you believe it or not, understand that race is still an issue and to be able to openly discuss the effects of certain racial privileges.

And in response to the example of the rich bel air black kid and poor white kid that was raped, the poor white kid would still receive some privileges for the color of his skin- no matter his economic status. That's not saying that's he's at an advantage to the black kid. White priv doesn't automatically grant all white people easier lives. The black kid, most likely, would have an obvious advantage...probably a way easier life, compared to the the white kid. That doesn't mean that wp doesn't exist though.

You've seen some black people deal with things some white people haven't. Cool. Have you seen some things white people have dealt with that black people havent? Privilege isn't a racial thing. It doesn't exist in bulk. It exists in individual cases. You going to tell me that some black kid growing up in Bel Air to rich parents is at a disadvantage to some white kid who's parents raped them and threw them out on the streets...cause of their race?



What? It absolutely can be a racial thing. Obviously, privilege isn't just limited to race but the color of your skin definitely can grant you advantages.

-When your looking at most television shows, historical figures, newspapers, video games, greeting cards, exd. Majority of the time you can expect to find white people.

-When your in history class learning about civilization, you're going to learn that people of your race basically made it what it is.

^These might not seem like much, but they can play a huge effect in shaping a person's worldview.


Yes, everybody has their own shit. I completely agree. For example, I have a cousin that's gay. Never in my life did I have to worry about people accepting me for my sexual orientation. On the contrary, he has. That's a huge privilege I have, and it's important that I 'understand' and bring attention to those kind of advantages/privileges.




Everybody deals with different shit. We've heard all the white privilege shit yeah? Well how about we flip it...

You asked me if I could refute any of these lol. a lot of these stuff would start a completely different conversation, but I picked out some of them because they aren't exactly black privileges.




Black privilege is never having to assume you got everything handed to you because of your race.

Never? This one made me cringe lol. "Oh, you got accepted into a good college?....that's only because your black" or "Oh, your a star athlete?...Well, if I was black I'd be as good as you too." I can't tell you how many of my friends think I got academic scholarships, only because I'm black or that I get graded easier because of my race.

Black privilege is having an award ceremony and television station to represent your racial culture.

lol this is like complaining about blackpeoplemeet.com or black history month. Once again, you see white people EVERYWHERE. They are represented on almost every level. I could easily find a television station(s) where majority of people represented are white.

Black privilege is having "white privilege" being a taught subject in universities.

Yes, this is a very important issue that has major impacts in society. I don't understand why this wouldn't be taught. (We have discussions about the fairness of affirmative action for minorities in college too) On a side note, not all privileges are the weighted the same- the advantages you receive from being white aren't as powerful as the advantages you can receive from being right-handed, so we don't cover every type of privilege.




I know, I have MANY privileges that other people don't, ranging from economic status to being a male. I'm not denying that at all. However, some of the advantages people receive are very significant (some being life threatening) so it's important that I understand that these advantages exist.

And white privilege shouldn't be used to say all white people have it easy/ used to say white people are racist/ used to defend every black person that isn't successful/ used to say that black people have harder lives blah blah blah...

No. That's besides the point. It's just important to, whether you believe it or not, understand that race is still an issue and to be able to openly discuss the effects of certain racial privileges.

And in response to the example of the rich bel air black kid and poor white kid that was raped, the poor white kid would still receive some privileges for the color of his skin- no matter his economic status. That's not saying that's he's at an advantage to the black kid. White priv doesn't automatically grant all white people easier lives. The black kid, most likely, would have an obvious advantage...probably a way easier life, compared to the the white kid. That doesn't mean that wp doesn't exist though.