RMAN4443 wrote:I'm just trying to understand this, I guess I never really paid attention.....So if I understand what's being said here, there is no hope to combat this racism....it's never going to change because of things that happened in the past? Black people and white people are destined to hate each other forever for things that happened before most of us ever existed? And nobody really cares?
So black vs. white is going to follow the same path as Palestine/Israel or Muslim/non-Muslim Infidels, or the Hatfields/McCoys? One side hating the other for things that happened in the past...one side hating the other until one side eliminates the other from existence ?
I grew up in a city that had a large population of black families.I went to school with and played sports with many black(and white) kids.There were fights and disagreements, but I don't remember it being racial,just kid chit. I never used the word....yes I heard it used, but not very often....usually whoever did use it regularly was pretty much forced from the group...and they had to fight every time they said it
I just don't get it....I can't believe that this can never be overcome,,,,,smh....absolutely unbelievable to me...wondering if I should reconsider some places I go and who I go there with....I tailgate with 5 or 6 black guys at Patriots games,how do I know what they're up too, maybe they're up to something, how can I find out before it's to late? SERIOUSLY????
Just in case you can't figure it out Huck, that last few sentences were sarcasm.....
and as far as white privilege ....according to your link/definition You don't even know what White Privilege means.
In case you're interested:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_privilege
excerpted from above link
The concept has attracted attention and some opposition. Some critics say that the term uses the concept of "whiteness" as a proxy for class or other social privilege or as a distraction from deeper underlying problems of inequality.[4][5] Others state that it is not that whiteness is a proxy but that many other social privileges are interconnected with it, requiring complex and careful analysis to identify how whiteness contributes to privilege.[6] Critics of the concept of white privilege also propose alternative definitions of whiteness and exceptions to or limits of white identity, arguing that the concept of white privilege ignores important differences between white subpopulations and individuals and suggesting that the notion of whiteness cannot be inclusive of all white people.[7][8] They note the problem of acknowledging the diversity of people of color and ethnicity within these groups
Conservative critics have offered more direct critiques of the concept; one writes that "today ... the lives of minorities are no longer stunted by either prejudice or 'white privilege'"
Cory Weinburg, writing for Inside Higher Ed, has also stated that the concept of white privilege is frequently misinterpreted by non-academics because it is an academic concept that has recently been brought into the mainstream.
Maybe you'd like to go back and CHECK YOUR RESEARCH to ensure it supports your argument rather than refute it...BUTTHEAD
Your Welcome,
BEAVIS
Damn! You culled through all these other definitions (below) to find the two that ran a bit contrary.
Congrats. Again, thanks for the laugh!
The definition of white privilege, as with many terms, varies from source to source, but is generally distinguished from active bias or prejudice against non-white people.[13] The following is a partial list of definitions:
"White privilege is the ability for Whites to maintain an elevated status in society that masks racial inequality."
Andersen, M.; Taylor, H.; Logio, K. (2014). Sociology: The Essentials (8th ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-285-96566-6.
"White privilege has been defined by David Wellman as a system of advantage based on race. It has been compared by Peggy McIntosh to an invisible, weightless knapsack of assets and resources that she was given because she was born White in her time and place in U.S. society. Paula Rothenberg defines White privilege as the other side of discrimination, meaning the opposite of discrimination."
Banks, J. (2012). Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. p. 2300. ISBN 978-1-4129-8152-1.
"White privilege, specifically, is an institutional set of unearned benefits granted to White people (Kendall, 2001, 2006; McIntosh, 1989; Sue, 2003). Sue (2003) defines White privilege as "unearned advantages and benefits" given to White persons based on a system that was "normed on the experiences, values, and perceptions" of White persons (p. 7). McIntosh (1989) characterizes White privilege as "an invisible package of unearned assets which I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was 'meant' to remain oblivious" (p. 10). She likens it to "an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks" (p. 10). Kendall (2006) describes White privilege as "an institutional, rather than personal, set of benefits granted to" (p. 63) people whose race resembles that of the people who are in power."
Dressel, J. L.; Kerr, S.; Steven, H. B. (2010). "Developing Competency with White Identity and Privilege". In Cornish; et al. Handbook of multicultural counseling competencies. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-43746-9.
"McIntosh is adept at describing the daily advantage white people have based on the color of their skin. Wildman (2000) discusses the characteristics of the privileged by saying they "define the societal norm, often benefiting those in the privileged group. Second, privileged group members can rely on their privilege and avoid objecting to oppression" (p. 53). The result of this societal norm is that everyone is required to live by the attributes held by the privileged. In society white people define and determine the terms of success and failure; they are the norm. Thus, "achievements by members of the privileged group are viewed as meritorious and the result of individual effort, rather than as privileged" (p. 53)."
Lund, C. L. (2010). "The nature of white privilege in the teaching and training of adults". New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. 2010 (125): 18. doi:10.1002/ace.359.
"Experts define White privilege as a combination of exclusive standards and opinions that are supported by Whites in a way that continually reinforces social distance between groups on the basis of power, access, advantage, majority status, control, choice, autonomy, authority, possessions, wealth, opportunity, materialistic acquisition, connection, access, preferential treatment, entitlement, and social standing (Hays & Chang, 2003; Manning & Baruth, 2009)."
Vang, C. T. (2010). An educational psychology of methods in multicultural education. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 36 and 37. ISBN 978-1-4331-0790-0.
"White privilege" refers to the myriad of social advantages, benefits, and courtesies that come with being a member of the dominant race."
Delgado, Richard; Stefancic, Jean (2001). Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. New York and London: New York University Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8147-1931-7.
"White privilege is a form of racism that both underlies and is distinct from institutional and overt racism. It underlies them in that both are predicated on preserving the privileges of white people (regardless of whether agents recognize this or not). But it is also distinct in terms of intentionality. It refers to the hegemonic structures, practices, and ideologies that reproduce whites' privileged status. In this scenario, whites do not necessarily intend to hurt people of color, but because they are unaware of their white-skin privilege, and because they accrue social and economic benefits by maintaining the status quo, they inevitably do."
Pulido, L. (2000). "Rethinking Environmental Racism: White Privilege and Urban Development in Southern California". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 90: 15. doi:10.1111/0004-5608.00182.
Cheryl Harris describes whiteness as a form of property, which confers privileges on its holders. In "Whiteness as Property," Harris writes, "The wages of whiteness are available to all whites, regardless of class position — even to those whites who are without power, money, or influence. Whiteness, the characteristic that distinguishes them from blacks, serves as compensation even to those who lack material wealth. It is the relative political advantages extended to whites, rather than actual economic gains, that are crucial to white workers."
Cheryl, Harris (1995). "Whiteness as Property". In Crenshaw, Kimberlé. Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings that Formed the Movement. New York: The New Press. p. 286. ISBN 1-56584-271-5.
You forgot all these, right? But you knew that. Sneak!
This is tedious. I'm not accusing you of be a racist. Again, this is about a word.
I'd ask you to quit trying to antagonize me,but that'd set you off I'm guessing.
Sides, DGAF, knock yourself out!
