The Privilege

A friend posted something on Facebook that got me thinking about the privilege.  Some say White advantage. It's a polarizing phrase. Just like the bigger discussion on race in America, very few people want to talk about it or even acknowledge it exists. Any reference you make to the privilege, your White friends feel betrayed and immediately go on the defensive.  Is that shocking though? Not at all.

Truth is, most racial minorities, generally speaking, aren't blaming the recipients of the privilege but they are saying that the fact that the system supports the privilege at their expense shouldn't be ignored, minimized or dismissed. It's simple really but accepting that the privilege exists means accepting that your parents may have been wrong, all the people you love and respect may have been wrong, you may have been wrong and you certainly have benefitted. It's a hard pill to swallow, no doubt, but what about the oppressed? They swallow this pill and live it all day, every day. No breaks.