Is the phrase "Your white privilege is showing" now a synonym for "You are incorrect?" Or could my interlocutor possibly be unaware that non-white Americans are at much higher risk of *dying* from Covid19? thelancet.com/journals/eclin…
https://twitter.com/AlonzoT15018458/status/1332383928251002883
Having a dysfunctional family is terrible for a child. Behind "a year of more behind on learning" is a very bad outcome. But both are better than having one or both parents (or grandparents who provide steady care) dead. That means *no* family.
There's one policy option that is not on the menu right now. It's "Why don't we just not have a pandemic." We have one. It will be over very soon: We have a vaccine; when we get it in everyone's arms, this ends. But until then,
you cannot say, "A lost school year is a bad outcome, therefore we shouldn't permit this." You must say, "a lost school year is a bad outcome, but is it worse than a lost parent?" (Or God forbid a lost child.)
And to suggest that "white privilege" is involved in this judgment is particularly perverse because non-whites are *most* at risk of dying. I would really urge you not to use the phrase, "Your white privilege is showing" if what you really mean is, "Let black people die."
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