![]() ![]() I would say circumstances where whites are treated differently" given special treatment" than other races is only seen in specific instances and does not represent society as a whole. ![]() In fact I would not call it a privilage as privilages are generally earned. There are no institutions that give "white privilage". It does not exist everywhere and is not given by everyone. While I will not deny that some form of "white privilage" exists. Let's stick to only the wage gap question and see where I conversation illuminates from there. I also would appreciate if your documentation stayed away from the use of food stamps, medicaid, or any other government service since statistically we see African American's are using those services because many black men are incarcerated and therefore black woman have higher rates of being single mothers, and therefore government aid is given to them based on trying to support the wellness of their child. If the wage gap is not based on priveledge, than why are black woman still underpaid significantly for the same work they do in comparison to a white woman? If what you are claiming is true, I would like to see further documentation on it and have an intellectual conversation about this. Currently a lot of data tells us that Black women are underpaid significantly to the white woman, and even more so to the white man. This is not an argument, but a discussion I would like to understand. I would like to know how you think black privilege is current in today's time. My kid learned nothing good about law enforcement that day, but he did learn some sad lessons about race relations in the U.S. THAT is white privilege, that my son was somehow seen as AT RISK because he was walking home with his friend but his friend was not, that his friend was somehow seen AS A RISK, even though his friend was pretty much the exact same size, that the police office scared both of them for absolutely no good reason other than that he was either a racist or on a power trip. Then the police officer drove slowly behind them all the way home. And he decided that something was so terribly awry with this situation that he needed to pull over, stop, and ask my son if everything was all right. This day, however, a police officer happened to be driving by. They are 9 and 11, both young, both quite vulnerable, both very innocent and sweet in appearance. My son was walking along the sidewalk with his best friend one day. Note that this clip might work well with a number of other clips on The Sociological Cinema, which similarly take up the concept of white privilege ( here, here, and here). In other words, she went further than simply recognizing her own white privilege, and in this case, she used it to call out an act of discrimination and highlight the injustice for onlookers. While enduring a blatant instance of discrimination from a suspicious store clerk, DeGruy recalls that her sister-in-law stepped forward and confronted the clerk. In the above clip, author and educator Joy DeGruy recounts a story about a time she went shopping with her sister-in-law, who happens to be light-skinned and often "passes" as a white woman. Yet failing to acknowledge unearned privilege is failing to acknowledge the existence of institutionalized racism, and what is not acknowledged stands little chance of being fixed. This invisibility appears to be by design, and indeed, unearned privileges are powerful and persistent precisely because whites are socialized not to see them. ![]() As just one example, McIntosh notes that she "can go shopping alone most of the time," well assured she "will not be followed or harassed." Despite plenty of empirical evidence attesting to the existence of white privilege, many people-white people, in particular-are unable to recognize it in their daily lives. As sociologist Peggy McIntosh argues in "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," white privilege is akin to an invisible package of unearned assets that whites can count on cashing in each day. Summary: For a lot of people, the notion of a white privilege is a difficult one to grasp. Tags: inequality, prejudice/discrimination, race/ethnicity, racism, white privilege, 00 to 05 mins ![]()
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