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AFAIK none of my 1st- or 2nd-deg adult relatives (all but one White) have a criminal conviction. But I DO know of at least 5 who had contact w/ #CriminalJustice that #HadTheyBeenBlack would've put them in jail/prison.
THAT is #WhitePrivilege
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AFAIK none of my 1st- or 2nd-deg adult relatives (all but one White) have a criminal conviction. But I DO know of at least 5 who had contact w/ #CriminalJustice that #HadTheyBeenBlack would've put them in jail/prison.
THAT is #WhitePrivilege
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One uncle, in 3 separate instances:
1. Shot out several street lights for fun.
2. Cut hole in floor under vending machine, from the basement below, & stole the cash.
3. Created fake DL's so underage friends could drink.
Caught 3x. No lasting consequences.
#WhitePrivilege 2/
1. Shot out several street lights for fun.
2. Cut hole in floor under vending machine, from the basement below, & stole the cash.
3. Created fake DL's so underage friends could drink.
Caught 3x. No lasting consequences.
#WhitePrivilege 2/
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Another uncle has had several instances of:
theft (including @ state capitol bldg.),
threatening violence,
aggressive stalking of women,
trespassing.
He has been able to avoid consequences bcs of mental illness.
THAT is #WhitePrivilege. 3/
Another uncle has had several instances of:
theft (including @ state capitol bldg.),
threatening violence,
aggressive stalking of women,
trespassing.
He has been able to avoid consequences bcs of mental illness.
THAT is #WhitePrivilege. 3/
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Yet another uncle, who has been clean for decades now,
had numerous small-time drug-related crimes,
and a DUI.
Always received intervention instead of charges.
THAT was #WhitePrivilege. 4/
Yet another uncle, who has been clean for decades now,
had numerous small-time drug-related crimes,
and a DUI.
Always received intervention instead of charges.
THAT was #WhitePrivilege. 4/
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My father
stole from one employer,
assaulted another employer,
was repeatedly violent with my mother and his 2nd wife,
later got an underage girl pregnant.
He lost several relationships, but no lasting legal record.
That was #WhitePrivilege. 5/
My father
stole from one employer,
assaulted another employer,
was repeatedly violent with my mother and his 2nd wife,
later got an underage girl pregnant.
He lost several relationships, but no lasting legal record.
That was #WhitePrivilege. 5/
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Minor stuff (but only because she is #White):
My mother vandalized a boyfriends car when she thought he was cheating (he wasn't)
She would drive in the middle of the night and sit in her car in parking lots listening to music. She did this A LOT.
That was #WhitePrivilege. 6/
Minor stuff (but only because she is #White):
My mother vandalized a boyfriends car when she thought he was cheating (he wasn't)
She would drive in the middle of the night and sit in her car in parking lots listening to music. She did this A LOT.
That was #WhitePrivilege. 6/
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For years, I used to walk neighborhood streets at night when agitated. I was muscular and rough-looking. No problems whatsoever.
That was #WhitePrivilege.
We all got to go on with our lives. Because we are #White.
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For years, I used to walk neighborhood streets at night when agitated. I was muscular and rough-looking. No problems whatsoever.
That was #WhitePrivilege.
We all got to go on with our lives. Because we are #White.
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@threadreaderapp please unroll. 8/done
