White privilege is a bs term used for scape goating
It's a bs term
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It's not a bs term
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Wow, you've created a debate I'm actually in agreement with. White privilege is definitely a scapegoat. Instead of taking personal responsibility for not finding success, it's instead blamed on some apparent privilege we have. The only thing that will prevent a person from succeeding in life is making bad decisions. I don't care if you're born into a poor black home; make good decisions and good things can happen. Side: It's a bs term
I agree that making good decisions helps, but it is not that simple. If you are born into a privileged home, you have a head start from those born into a non privileged home. It's like having one person start ten meters from the finish line, and the other twenty. Sure, they can reach the end if they work hard, and they absolutely should try, but for the person starting at ten meters to claim they had to work just as hard is frankly offensive and outright stupid. Side: It's not a bs term
I don't completely agree, but "white privilege" isn't even used as an excuse for why things take more effort, but instead as an excuse for why some people can't achieve the same things at all. The reason I don't agree is because of the assumption the privilege exists because we are white. Some white people are born into low income families and some blacks are born into upper income families. Race is not the deciding factor. Side: It's a bs term
In this cut and thrust world privilege has to be earned. No one gives a 'hanger on' a break regardless of their ethnic grouping. Success doesn't flourish on privilege. If a society chooses to elevate the privileged classes, from whatever ethnic group, instead of promoting on merit then it is doomed to failure. Those with such qualities as innovation, ambition, determination, ability to make practical use of knowledge and a strong work ethic will invariably rise to the top. When the lazy and not so bright realise that they've lost out in the lottery of life they blame their self imposed plight on the 'privileged whites'. I note that the White and Asian peoples of the world are usually successful either in their home countries or in the societies which they have adopted as home. That leaves one major ethnic group at the bottom of the pecking order. Side: It's a bs term
To say privilege has to be earned goes against the very definition of privilege. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ Side: It's not a bs term
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