Current Events > I don't believe in white privilege. I believe in rich privilege.

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In our society, money is power. Skin color is irrelevant. Are you going to say with a straight face that a poor white guy living in a trailer in Alabama is more privileged than Kanye West?
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This guy gets it.
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Orlando_Jordan posted...

Skin color is irrelevant

lolno
Oprah was in a luxury handbag store once, and the sales associate didnt recognizer her and wouldnt show her the bag she wanted because it was "too expensive".

you're not wrong
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@FrisbeeDude will.


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You're wrong. Jay Z has nothing on the homeless white guy behind Krogers. At least that bun doesnt have to worry about cops shooting him when he walks out of his box every day
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LeBron had the n-word spray painted on his LA home not too long ago.
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White privilege is a specific advantage. Money is another.

It's not one or the other.
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15 year old account with not even a year's worth of karma
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Would you rather be poor and white or poor and black.

Case closed.
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Darmik posted...

White privilege is a specific advantage. Money is another.

It's not one or the other.

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"White Priveledge" is not being burdened by the lingering effects of systemic oppression that lasted for hundreds of years and only ended around 50 years ago.
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isnt that the point of being rich tho
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Flockaveli posted...

LeBron had the n-word spray painted on his LA home not too long ago.

And plenty of white people have been called racial slurs / etc by black people. Having diffferent nasty words you get called isn't "privilege".
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Darmik posted...

White privilege is a specific advantage. Money is another.

It's not one or the other.

True, but white privilege is a bullshit race baiting term that has far changed from its original meaning.
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Sooo 350 years of laws and societal practices that ensured white hegemony, sociopolitical and economic advantages over non-whites did not translate into an advantaged position that persists to this day? All of that stuff happened in a vacuum?
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Idk man, I catch a lot of breaks being white
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so in a school of 300 people all white, who have the priv?
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Roxborough4Ever posted...

so in a school of 300 people all white, who have the priv?

Probably all of them considering no minorities made it into the school.
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Roxborough4Ever posted...

so in a school of 300 people all white, who have the priv?

Lmao you put zero thought into this question
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CloneTheHero posted...

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/12/the-affluenza-defense-judge-rules-rich-kids-rich-kid-ness-makes-him-not-liable-for-deadly-drunk-driving-accident/

the fucking goofy "affluenza" teen from texas is proof of white previlege. sure the kid was rich but that had nothing to do with why he got probation for killing 4. no one was paid off.

Money is precisely how he got off. Judges dont annownce when they get paid off you know.
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CloneTheHero posted...

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/12/the-affluenza-defense-judge-rules-rich-kids-rich-kid-ness-makes-him-not-liable-for-deadly-drunk-driving-accident/

the fucking goofy "affluenza" teen from texas is proof of white previlege. sure the kid was rich but that had nothing to do with why he got probation for killing 4. no one was paid off.

Meanwhile Kalief Browder was thrown into solitary confinement for months because one dude thinks he might have stolen a backpack.
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Taharqa_ posted...

Sooo 350 years of laws and societal practices that ensured white hegemony, sociopolitical and economic advantages over non-whites did not translate into an advantaged position that persists to this day? All of that stuff happened in a vacuum?

People bring up stuff like this but go ahead and actually mention laws and political factors that are discriminatory against blacks shifting an advantage towards white people.

catboy0_0 posted...

Idk man, I catch a lot of breaks being white

Same. I was driving to work earlier and a cop pulls me over. Im panicking here because my car smells like smoke, I have shit in my car and not sure wtf I did to get pulled over in the highway. Cop asks if I know what Im being pulled over for... I say idk Im not a mind reader, sir the cop then says well, you were going 55 in a 54. We both start laughing and he high fives me and we laugh about how white people dont have to follow the law.

CloneTheHero posted...

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/12/the-affluenza-defense-judge-rules-rich-kids-rich-kid-ness-makes-him-not-liable-for-deadly-drunk-driving-accident/

the fucking goofy "affluenza" teen from texas is proof of white previlege. sure the kid was rich but that had nothing to do with why he got probation for killing 4. no one was paid off.

Yeah Im sure money had nothing to do with it. Not sure why other whites who kill 4 people get prison instead of probabtion. Im sure being rich and able to afford a lawyer who plays golf with the judge and can get you out of damn near anything has nothing to do with it.
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At this point if you think its no inherent advantages to being white in America or most white dominated countries you dont want to think it so its no point in arguing with you.
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White privilege isn't a religion. Belief isn't a necessary requirement for its existence.
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gamepimp12 posted...

At this point if you think its no inherent advantages to being white in America or most white dominated countries you dont want to think it so its no point in arguing with you.

Its intersting that theres a concept of white privilege in America. Surely there isnt white privilege in Africa. Is there instead black privilege?

Also on a more serious note, Asians enjoy many of the benefits included in so called white privilege such as better test scores, higher pay, better neighborhoods, better job prospects and other small things white people keep in their invisible knapsack, like bandaids matching their skin tone.

Why is there not such a thing as Asian privilege?
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EdgeMaster posted...

Same. I was driving to work earlier and a cop pulls me over. Im panicking here because my car smells like smoke, I have shit in my car and not sure wtf I did to get pulled over in the highway. Cop asks if I know what Im being pulled over for... I say idk Im not a mind reader, sir the cop then says well, you were going 55 in a 54. We both start laughing and he high fives me and we laugh about how white people dont have to follow the law.

I have had almost exactly this scenario happen to me... Are you trying to be funny?
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CiIantro posted...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

Skin color is irrelevant

lolno
Oprah was in a luxury handbag store once, and the sales associate didnt recognizer her and wouldnt show her the bag she wanted because it was "too expensive".

Yeah, but that was in a racist shit hole country.

Balrog0 posted...

EdgeMaster posted...

Same. I was driving to work earlier and a cop pulls me over. Im panicking here because my car smells like smoke, I have shit in my car and not sure wtf I did to get pulled over in the highway. Cop asks if I know what Im being pulled over for... I say idk Im not a mind reader, sir the cop then says well, you were going 55 in a 54. We both start laughing and he high fives me and we laugh about how white people dont have to follow the law.

I have had almost exactly this scenario happen to me... Are you trying to be funny?

No, Im dead serious.

Not sure why I havent robbed a bank yet. The law doesnt apply to me and being able to have a lot of money is a privilege I enjoy for being white, it doesnt have anything to do with my efforts or having a valuable skill to be employed at a good job. Theres unfair laws saying blacks cant make a certain amount and that they always have to have their cars searched regardless of if they are convicted felons or not.
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EdgeMaster posted...

Balrog0 posted...

EdgeMaster posted...

Same. I was driving to work earlier and a cop pulls me over. Im panicking here because my car smells like smoke, I have shit in my car and not sure wtf I did to get pulled over in the highway. Cop asks if I know what Im being pulled over for... I say idk Im not a mind reader, sir the cop then says well, you were going 55 in a 54. We both start laughing and he high fives me and we laugh about how white people dont have to follow the law.

I have had almost exactly this scenario happen to me... Are you trying to be funny?

No, Im dead serious.

Not sure why I havent robbed a bank yet. The law doesnt apply to me and being able to have a lot of money is a privilege I enjoy for being white, it doesnt have anything to do with my efforts or having a valuable skill to be employed at a good job. Theres unfair laws saying blacks cant make a certain amount and that they always have to have their cars searched regardless of if they are convicted felons or not.

Right, okay, so you are trying and failing to be funny
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theres both race and wealth privilege. a rich white guy will still get away with more than a rich black guy, and a poor white guy will have less negative assumptions on him and better treatment by the police and such compared to a poor black guy. it's of course a combination of a lot of factors, but you cant take race out of the equation
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ThyCorndog posted...

theres both race and wealth privilege. a rich white guy will still get away with more than a rich black guy, and a poor white guy will have less negative assumptions on him and better treatment by the police and such compared to a poor black guy. it's of course a combination of a lot of factors, but you cant take race out of the equation

Why would a rich white guy get away with more than a rich black guy?

And lol no, poor white people dont get treated any better than poor black people. They still get shitty sentencing because they cant afford a lawyer nor can they make bail to meet with a lawyer.

Im also still wondering why Asian privilege isnt a thing but white privilege is.
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Kineth posted...

White privilege isn't a religion. Belief isn't a necessary requirement for its existence.

This, I like.
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There are stories of rich Black men being treated bad by cops until the cops realize who they are.

Yes there is rich privlage but there is white privilege too.
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DarkTransient posted...

This guy gets it.

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CiIantro posted...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

Skin color is irrelevant

lolno
Oprah was in a luxury handbag store once, and the sales associate didnt recognizer her and wouldnt show her the bag she wanted because it was "too expensive".

Brandy killed a person and nothing at all happened to her.

And if you really want to get crazy take a look at professional athletes and the shit they get away with. Its money. Not race.
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dolomedes posted...

Darmik posted...

White privilege is a specific advantage. Money is another.

It's not one or the other.

It's almost like white people literally didn't let black people become rich until ~50 years ago...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

Are you going to say with a straight face that a poor white guy living in a trailer in Alabama is more privileged than Kanye West?

Kanye? Probably in some ways.

Some non-famous, rich black guy. For sure.

creativerealms posted...

There are stories of rich Black men being treated bad by cops until the cops realize who they are.

Yes there is rich privlage but there is white privilege too.

Lol cite some sources and describe what you mean by treated badly. Like they beat his ass to a point itd be considered police brutality for being black and as soon as they looked at his ID they said sorry and let him be him be on his way?

Or do you mean cops can be dick heads like anyone else can, dont keep up with pop culture or arent avid sports fans therefor didnt recognize who the rich black guy was despite him never being under arrest in the first place?
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ThanksUglyGod posted...

It's almost like white people literally didn't let black people become rich until ~50 years ago...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

Are you going to say with a straight face that a poor white guy living in a trailer in Alabama is more privileged than Kanye West?

Kanye? Probably in some ways.

Some non-famous, rich black guy. For sure.

Im very curious to know how someone making 15k a year living in a trailer is better off than someone making $200k+ a year just because theyre white.

I dont really understand how his works, so please explain.
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EdgeMaster posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

It's almost like white people literally didn't let black people become rich until ~50 years ago...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

Are you going to say with a straight face that a poor white guy living in a trailer in Alabama is more privileged than Kanye West?

Kanye? Probably in some ways.

Some non-famous, rich black guy. For sure.

Im very curious to know how someone making 15k a year living in a trailer is better off than someone making $200k+ a year just because theyre white.

I dont really understand how his works, so please explain.

Because they can go to the movies and see people of their own "kind"

Meanwhile kanye is in his private jet with strippers everywhere eating and drinking the best everything

But hey...we get to watch Chris Pratt in Jurassic Park. Oh fucking boy.

The part that always cracks me up is people who fight so hard to deny white privilege, like admitting it exists would change their lives significantly.

I mean, y'all know that you don't actually have to do anything about it, right? You can just say "white privilege exists" and go about your lives just as you did before. No one's going to say "Ah HA you admitted it! You must now cede 30% of your assets to all the people of color!"

And it always comes back to "rich black people exist and poor white people exist, ergo white privilege doesn't exist". Like statistics aren't a thing.
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Because they can go to the movies and see people of their own "kind"

Meanwhile kanye is in his private jet with strippers everywhere eating and drinking the best everything

But hey...we get to watch Chris Pratt in Jurassic Park. Oh f***ing boy.

I love how yall headasses have to resort to these extremes
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you dont get guns pointed at you by policemen for minor crimes even as a poor white person, so no.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

Because they can go to the movies and see people of their own "kind"

Meanwhile kanye is in his private jet with strippers everywhere eating and drinking the best everything

But hey...we get to watch Chris Pratt in Jurassic Park. Oh f***ing boy.

I love how yall headasses have to resort to these extremes

:) it makes for a funny Chris Pratt joke...cmon now