Posted by bad_luck on 6/5/2018 10:44:00 AM (view original):
Posted by cccp1014 on 6/5/2018 10:30:00 AM (view original):
To me that equates to people stating that I am special because I am white aka superior to those who are not and I feel that is both wrong and disrespectful and further divides this already divided country.
That’s not what white privilege means. Similar to economic privilege or Christian privilege, it just means that you have an advantage in our society if you are white.
To you it means that but to me it has a much more dangerous message.
If you are talking to me and we are applying for the same job and you say, "I probably have an advantage because I am white"...I am not offended whereas if you state "I am privileged because I am white"..well you sound like a jerk.
Semantics, I know. Really form over substance.