I've been seeing so much about white privilege for a while now and thought I'd address it since (1) I can't sleep and (2) I started out as white people before I got this fictional spirit-guide gig.
1. As a child, even though we were poor, since I was white I had the "privilege" of paying full price for my school lunch instead of getting free or reduced lunch. I say this is because of my white "privilege" because I know for a fact that many of the children getting free or reduced lunch had parents who earned more money than my parents. The only difference, other than income, was skin color.
2. As a graduating senior in high school since I was white I had the "privilege" of having to score higher on the SAT test in order to get into college.
3. When it came to funds for college, since I was white I had the "privilege" of not being able to qualify for all of the college assistance programs. For instance, the United Negro College Fund. Yeah, I know...it's supposed to be open to all, but how many times does it actually happen?
4. As an adult, when I was out of work, since I was white I had the "privilege" of NOT qualifying for government assistance because I was "an able-bodied white male". I guess that one was a combination of both my white AND male "privilege".
5. When I decided to start a business, since I was white I had the "privilege" of not having as many loan opportunities. I know this because the SBA representative that I met with told me that if I was a minority OR if my company was in my wife's name I would have a much easier time getting a loan. Again, this might be another combination of my white AND male "privilege".
6. Since I'm white I have the "privilege" of receiving the blame for every wrong (real or perceived) committed throughout history.
I'm sure there are lots of other "privileges" that I left out. I'm also sure that the DUmmies will tell me how all of the above is incorrect.
