Thread by @TalbertSwan

White privilege doesn't mean..

You won't get pulled over by police. You won't get pulled over BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE.

You won't get denied jobs & opportunities. You won't get denied BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE.

You won't have struggles. You won't struggle BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE.

Got it?

White privilege means....

The challenges, tragedies, and difficulties you face in life will have nothing to do with being white.

The benefits, privileges, and opportunities you receive will often have everything to do with being white.

Get it?

White privilege speaks to the inherent advantages wypipo have based on their non melanated status in a society built on racial inequality and injustice against non white people.

Just because you think you don't have privilege doesn't erase the fact that you do.

Having white privilege doesn't mean you're racist. But white privilege exists because of historic and enduring racism.

White people hate being called wypipo & being told they have privilege because they aren't used to being defined or described by their race.

Wypipo become defensive because they don't think the word 'privilege' fits their circumstances and suggests they've never struggled. Their defensiveness derails substantive conversations. Their privilege is invisible to them because they think it's reasonable for them to have it.