Ok... so wait, I am confused. You mean you can have "white privilege" if you aren't white but are a first generation immigrant regardless of color?

Someone needs to post a .PDF link to the white privilege handbook. My copy seems to be outdated.

Just kidding. I recently had a discussion with a number of people both black and white telling me about how privileged I am by being white. I told them I never had ANYTHING I didn't work very hard for.

Someone even posted a "study" done by someone that proved discrimination against those with "black" sounding names.

I am sure every successful person being referenced in this article has a black sounding name. My question is why isn't it holding them back?

I think the answer is that "white privilege" or any privilege looks a lot like hard work. If you work hard enough there aren't enough racists or assholes to block your path. You will be successful.

Life is hard for everyone...

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Posted by QJenk

Atl, Ga

Member since Jan 2013

15413 posts

Posted on 6/2/14 at 2:50 pm to eitek1

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Just kidding. I recently had a discussion with a number of people both black and white telling me about how privileged I am by being white. I told them I never had ANYTHING I didn't work very hard for.

Someone even posted a "study" done by someone that proved discrimination against those with "black" sounding names.

I am sure every successful person being referenced in this article has a black sounding name. My question is why isn't it holding them back?

I think the answer is that "white privilege" or any privilege looks a lot like hard work. If you work hard enough there aren't enough racists or assholes to block your path. You will be successful.

Life is hard for everyone...

Nobody said you didn't work hard. The fact is, if you are black, you are a lot more likely to be born in poverty. Or if you are black, you are a lot more likely to grow up in a single parent household. Nobody is saying you didn't have to work hard. Or that life came easy. Many times black people have to work that much harder just because there may be so many people trying to hold them back.