Official White Privilege Thread

[hand2handking]

but if they grow up entirely surrounded by white people and never interacted with blacks then thats a symptom of white privilege as well.

like the ability to sequester away from blacks is an advantage of white privilege.  

what yal are trying to say is that white people dont see it as a problem if they live their lives and never have to interact with black people

 

[RIP sleazyy]

it's not necessarily a symptom of white privilege to not live around black people.

 

[hand2handking]

oh rly so separate but equal wasnt a thing to separate peoples everything in peoples lives?

 

[RIP sleazyy]

oh rly so separate but equal wasnt a thing to separate peoples everything in peoples lives?

That's not what I said but nice try

It seems like you think that white people not living around black people is a privilege

 

[hand2handking]

no what im saying is white people create areas where they dont have to interact with blacks as a privilege to themselves i.e. golf clubs etc

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

but if they grow up entirely surrounded by white people and never interacted with blacks then thats a symptom of white privilege as well.

like the ability to sequester away from blacks is an advantage of white privilege.  

what yal are trying to say is that white people dont see it as a problem if they live their lives and never have to interact with black people

Its a symptom but my point is I understand why THEY don't understand white privilege. Trust I'm not defending their ignorance, I'm just saying I get why their ignorant.

In reality tho a LOT of the people I see not acknowledging white privilege or wanna say it's not about race are people who've had extensive relationships with minorities, hell, some have even dated minorities and still claim to not get it.

 

[RIP sleazyy]

no what im saying is white people create areas where they dont have to interact with blacks as a privilege to themselves i.e. golf clubs etc

So youre saying that anywhere that black people aren't found is a privileged area?

 

[hand2handking]

thats not what i said but nice try 

i specifically said they create places to exclude blacks

not a naturally occurring set of white people that just never happen to come across blacks

like this is national geographic 

 

im sure amish people never come across blacks, but are they racist?

 

[deleted]

There are black Amish.

 

[RIP sleazyy]

but if they grow up entirely surrounded by white people and never interacted with blacks then thats a symptom of white privilege as well.

like the ability to sequester away from blacks is an advantage of white privilege.  

what yal are trying to say is that white people dont see it as a problem if they live their lives and never have to interact with black people

You said growing up around nothing but white people and never interacting with black people is a symptom of white privilege.

Did you know there are black Amish people?

Did you think being Amish was a white privilege before?

 

[twizzi]

i hope this thread thrives positively, just for unity, bonding, and sharing of experiences between members, and most importantly for the knowledge well said op will continue to watch this thread and offer my opinion where applicable.

 

[hand2handking]

ok i dont know any other groups of white people that live in isolation but either way the point still stands

white people built the suburbs to get away from black people and raise their children among their own

 

[rocky437]

 
no what im saying is white people create areas where they dont have to interact with blacks as a privilege to themselves i.e. golf clubs etc

It goes both ways. For example, there's africentric schools in my city. 

 

[hand2handking]

an afrocentric school is a response to the education system not covering real black history

 

[Nawzlew]

ok i dont know any other groups of white people that live in isolation but either way the point still stands

white people built the suburbs to get away from black people and raise their children among their own

Weren't they built to get away from poor people in general...

 

[RIP sleazyy]

ok i dont know any other groups of white people that live in isolation but either way the point still stands

white people built the suburbs to get away from black people and raise their children among their own

Weren't they built to get away from poor people in general...

England, right?

 

[gwap]

White people are a vast majority of the population. Not every single city/town can have a decent sized black population. Some places put in place policies to limit black ppeople. Some places just don't have black people cause black just didn't move there from the south.

Not every racist understands racism and White privilege.

Lack of education leads to more racism than anything else.

White privilege is invisible to them because to them it's just everyday life.

White privilege is visible to us because we can see them living it while we see ourselves living without it.

To look at it any other way is to be conspiracy theorist who thinks all White people are indoctrinated and educated on the whole issue and then choose to perpetuate it.

I bet they think the same way about us too. We all understand the need for community structure and education but just decide to sell drugs and have high crime ghettos because it's a choice that we actively decided to participate in.

This is how hand2hand would think if he was White.

 

[thehavik]

Privilege has nothing to do with the proportion of successful people, though. Especially when you consider that most Asians are successful because they work harder. The importance of education is paramount in Asian culture.

When it comes to privilege, it's an innate advantage that comes with being white. You are born into it, oblivious to it, but it exists.

I do agree, however, that white privilege is too often used as an excuse for being mediocre. Yes, it sucks to not have that compared to your white counterparts, but I feel like time spent complaining is much better spent bettering yourself, putting yourself in positions of control and influence, so that you may affect change much better than your parents/ancestors.

My parents worked hard for me. They were engineers who moved here and started their own business. Most importantly, they came at an age when most people wouldn't dare dream of starting a new life in a completely foreign country and not knowing the language - they were in their 50s. Simply put, they were fearless. But they came to guarantee my future. I won't ever forget that. To say I'm motivated by their love and sacrifice for me is an understatement. Failure is not even in my sights as I work hard and smart to further myself and my future family. My parents deserve nothing less but the absolute best of my abilities and intellect. Their efforts will not be wasted.

As a med student, it's pretty much guaranteed that my children will follow the same path, or at least something similar. That's the purpose, to leave your children with better resources and opportunities than were given to you.

And
My children don't know what ride they're in for

They'll probably hate me at first, but they will reap the benefits in the end.

Its dope that your parents were able to move here and make it work. But you two are overlooking one huge problem.
Education is one of the biggest privileges in the white community. At least foreigners benefit from receiving proper primary schooling in their native countries (clearly the case for waffles' folks) and are thus more prepared for higher learning. American blacks and latinos often dont have that luxury. Instead they are forced into over populated public schools receiving much, much less funding. My mother's grade school received 1/16th the funding of the white school on the other side of town. My grandmother wasnt allowed to take home text books because they had to share. Lack of funding effects children from a very young age. Whether it be lunch or the curriculum, inner city blacks/latinos are short changed from the jump. As toddlers they arent getting the proper nutrients for a developing brain. As grade schoolers, they arent given the proper learning materials and individual attention. Sure, one or two students may be able to make it out but this is often at the cost of 100s more not being given the chance.

 

[thehavik]

double

 

[frenchbreadbuilds]

Its dope that your parents were able to move here and make it work. But you two are overlooking one huge problem.
Education is one of the biggest privileges in the white community. At least foreigners benefit from receiving proper primary schooling in their native countries (clearly the case for waffles' folks) and are thus more prepared for higher learning. American blacks and latinos often dont have that luxury. Instead they are forced into over populated public schools receiving much, much less funding. My mother's grade school received 1/16th the funding of the white school on the other side of town. My grandmother wasnt allowed to take home text books because they had to share. Lack of funding effects children from a very young age. Whether it be lunch or the curriculum, inner city blacks/latinos are short changed from the jump. As toddlers they arent getting the proper nutrients for a developing brain. As grade schoolers, they arent given the proper learning materials and individual attention. Sure, one or two students may be able to make it out but this is often at the cost of 100s more not being given the chance.

This is the very reason why I can't get behind the whole conservative republican "pull yourself up by the boot straps" mindset and also why I can't stand watching the black conservative republican analyst speak on Fox News. To me they're worse than the white people on their. They preach that you have to work hard and say that's it and that people
of color don't have it harder. Sometimes working hard just isn't enough when you've got an entire system holding you back. I also am black but with foreign (Haitian) parents. Im and engineer and he was/is one before me. Education was huge back then when my dad was growing up and when he came here he busted his *** and I had a very comfortable life even by white standards. But what about the people from the poor communities and inner cities who grow up with everyone and everything around them telling them that an education isn't valuable? They've got so many more hurtles to overcome

 

[hand2handking]

White people are a vast majority of the population. Not every single city/town can have a decent sized black population. Some places put in place policies to limit black ppeople. Some places just don't have black people cause black just didn't move there from the south.

Not every racist understands racism and White privilege.

Lack of education leads to more racism than anything else.

White privilege is invisible to them because to them it's just everyday life.

White privilege is visible to us because we can see them living it while we see ourselves living without it.

To look at it any other way is to be conspiracy theorist who thinks all White people are indoctrinated and educated on the whole issue and then choose to perpetuate it.

I bet they think the same way about us too. We all understand the need for community structure and education but just decide to sell drugs and have high crime ghettos because it's a choice that we actively decided to participate in.

This is how hand2hand would think if he was White.

ok first of all ur really trying to tell me that neighborhoods where there are no blacks is because "blacks from the south didnt move there"? 

and then you say a lack of education, so in other words people are just naturally inclined to hate black people unless they are taught not to? 

then you say to think anything else is conspiracy? like really think about what your saying.  over 400 years of putting us down, but you seem to think its not through people actively working to keep it going 

so white people dont pass down racism? they dont teach it to their children?  

im not going to entertain anything else you wrote about what i would think, because quite simply im not going to tell you what i think you would say if you were black.

 

[airedweezy]

Hand2hand where are you from?

 

[cedric ceballos]

Hand2hand where are you from?

Your trying to use where he's from as a means of justifying your racist views and further spreading white privilege

 

[hand2handking]

Hand2hand where are you from?

what difference does it make, im in america?

 

[airedweezy]

Your trying to use where he's from as a means of justifying your racist views and further spreading white privilege

yeah since you know why I asked that question but to clarify it to you since you must know it all and I asked for your input


I wanted to see where he is from and see how much racism he has faced and to maybe see his points of view because living in California I can honestly say I have only delt with like two racist insidents.

I would love to call you what you are but do to the rules I will not and I won't waste the time in the pm.


So do me a favor and go make your assumptions to someone who cares what you think