One persons experience, even if a person of color, does not debunk white privilege.
It all comes down to the meaning of white privilege. I’m not sure you completely understand it. Please don’t take that as a slight.
I’ll highlight this quote “ Society has most definitely treated black people not as well,”.
Yes, they haven’t been. And you acknowledging that is part of recognizing white privilege. I’ve seen it first hand when I worked for Walmart many year ago. Two black guys walk in the store and they are followed by security because they look look “suspicious”. Never mind The fact they didn’t do anything to warrant said suspicion.
How often are white people treated the same due to the color of their skin? And that’s the key there. *That when a person of color won’t be treated the same as I would in a similar situation.
The economic or majority privilege you speak of is a result of that, and this results in white privilege. It’s tied into it.
It all comes down to the meaning of white privilege. I’m not sure you completely understand it. Please don’t take that as a slight.
I’ll highlight this quote “ Society has most definitely treated black people not as well,”.
Yes, they haven’t been. And you acknowledging that is part of recognizing white privilege. I’ve seen it first hand when I worked for Walmart many year ago. Two black guys walk in the store and they are followed by security because they look look “suspicious”. Never mind The fact they didn’t do anything to warrant said suspicion.
How often are white people treated the same due to the color of their skin? And that’s the key there. *That when a person of color won’t be treated the same as I would in a similar situation.
The economic or majority privilege you speak of is a result of that, and this results in white privilege. It’s tied into it.
As for the last statement, if indeed a cop shooting is based in racism then he should be prosecuted as such. Now, I’m not going to say they all are. That’s hard to judge without knowing the cops background. Evidence can be discovered to back that up, of course.
Let’s be honest here though, a large number of people of color have been straight up murdered by cops lately.
In similar situations, white people have not been treated the same way at the same rate. Now, I acknowledge there have been a few examples where cops have as shot white people as well For similar situations, but it’s no where near the same the rate as people of color. If color is indeed a factor, they are indeed one and the same.
Let’s be honest here though, a large number of people of color have been straight up murdered by cops lately.
In similar situations, white people have not been treated the same way at the same rate. Now, I acknowledge there have been a few examples where cops have as shot white people as well For similar situations, but it’s no where near the same the rate as people of color. If color is indeed a factor, they are indeed one and the same.
“ Things are getting worse, not better, and I believe that continues so long as we continue to make skin color such a huge factor”
This is the most correct statement you have made. But maybe not how you intended. It will always be a huge factor, and will continue to be when you have hate groups sprouting up like the KKK.
As long as there is racial profiling (an actual thing that’s been admitted to). COINTELPRO from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Look at those and tell me that skin color hasn’t already been made an issue. And when you look closer at it, you’ll understand why they feel the need to have closed door BLM meetings to people of color only before giving it a rather weak and simple description of “definition of racism”.