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Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?[W: 356]

Does "white privilege exist"?


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Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Anti-discrimination enforcers test for discrimination by applying for housing and jobs under two names, one white sounding, the other minority sounding, with essentially the same education level, job history, credit history etc. Discrimination is routinely found during these tests.

There are other forms of discrimination invisible to whites in the USA- difficulty getting a cab, being treated worse by police and other authorities, teachers having lower expectations, etc. Whites tend to underestimate the help they get through family/community connections for internships and jobs. Whites, esp. middle class and above, also dress, act and speak "appropriately" as a natural part of their culture. A low income minority person has to learn to adopt these norms to gain acceptance.

Watch white people sometimes when a minority person, esp. a black man enters the scene. Depending on the situation and the people involved, people will act suspicious, grab their belongings, talk differently, get nervous, be over friendly or unfriendly etc.

Yes, there is still a lot of white privilege, there is also a lot of class privilege. It is easy to ignore if you don't pay attention.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

1.)Way too much introspection here for me. I made a fairly innocuous statement in which you gave a fairly asinine reply too. It's really that simple.

2.)If it makes you feel better and sleep at night to think you pulled off some kind of superior debate tactic, then carpe diem. :)

1.) you say this but havent showed anyway to support your statement at all nor have you even tried to show how it matters.

Id also love for you to factually back up why my replay was asinine? LOL seems you just rather deflect and make stuff up because you made mistakes.
2.) nope there was no debate, i stated a fact, you made a follow up statement and i wanted to know how your statement matter to the fact i stated. You still have yet to explain it, support it or answer this.

maybe next time :shrug:
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

1.) you say this but havent showed anyway to support your statement at all nor have you even tried to show how it matters.

Id also love for you to factually back up why my replay was asinine? LOL seems you just rather deflect and make stuff up because you made mistakes.
2.) nope there was no debate, i stated a fact, you made a follow up statement and i wanted to know how your statement matter to the fact i stated. You still have yet to explain it, support it or answer this.

maybe next time :shrug:

1) Pfffft... all I've done is support my statement and more than enough for anyone who can interpret simple dialogue.
Your reply speaks all for itself. The tone and mocking is as clear as water.
2) Correct there was no debate just me schooling you. And that's a fact you can count on all day.

You can keep saying things like, "you have yet to explain your explanation?" But it still sounds ridiculous. :confused:
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

1) Pfffft... all I've done is support my statement and more than enough for anyone who can interpret simple dialogue.
You're reply speaks all for itself. The tone and mocking is as clear as water.
2) Correct there was no debate just me schooling you. And that's a fact you can count on all day.

You can keep saying things like, "you have yet to explain your explanation?" But it still sounds ridiculous. :confused:

1.) no you factually havent not, im not mocking you im stating a fact if you disagree FACTUALLY prove where you did, link it do it again
2.) schooling me? how

i sated a fact, you made a statement that was meaningless and my fact still stands.
i asked you to back up your claim and you have been dodging ever since LMAO

yep you really showed me :)

let me know when you can do anything to change the factual statement i made :shrug:
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Washington DC is a place where one can easily experience white privilege. It is basically a city of rich white people and poor black people. And most of the rich whites work in law or government. I have, on quite a few occasions, had a black person defer to me the instant they met me, for basically no reason. It's actually quite jarring to me since I did not experience in such an overt manner before I moved here. Many whites in this country are so accustomed to being afforded that deference that they don't even notice it. It is there for anyone who is paying attention.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

1.) no you factually havent not, im not mocking you im stating a fact if you disagree FACTUALLY prove where you did, link it do it again
2.) schooling me? how

i sated a fact, you made a statement that was meaningless and my fact still stands.
i asked you to back up your claim and you have been dodging ever since LMAO

yep you really showed me :)

let me know when you can do anything to change the factual statement i made :shrug:


My statement was meaningless? You don't think there's white privilege that's hidden of a sorts and immutable?

I keep resplaining this too you but apparently it's going *swoosh* right over the top of your head?

It was the LMAO heart of my statement. Would you like me to tell it too you in another way besides the last 3?

Dodge and deflect, run and hide but I see you.....lol
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Today one of the best predictors of success is the quality of education one receives. Suburban, middle class, mostly white schools, are nearly always better funded, have fewer problematic kids to deal with, and have higher standards and expectation for the students. Also, there is still cultural bias in "aptitude" tests. The students are more likely to be accepted to college as a result.

One way we can and should level the playing field, is to fund schools based on need, rather than vary the funding depending on the prosperity of the community as is currently done.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

When people use phrases like "white privilege", they make it sound universal - like you were born with a leg-up in the race by simply being white. You don't. In fact, in many areas, you are disadvantaged, and I named several.

About the only "privilege" is that you are around more people with a similar hue - which really isn't an advantage because many of them are apologists for having that hue. Where some people don't see race as a defining factor, you have others who are determined to gut-punch other whites in order to display "tolerance". Mentalities like that are what got an inexperienced, underqualified junior Senator to a presidency.

Thank you for answering though I am sure I will scroll down after your post and see more of the same nonsense from that person.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

1.)My statement was meaningless? You don't think there's white privilege that's hidden of a sorts and immutable?

2.)I keep resplaining this too you but apparently it's going *swoosh* right over the top of your head?

It was the LMAO heart of my statement. Would you like me to tell it too you in another way besides the last 3?

Dodge and deflect, run and hide but I see you.....lol

1.) yes meaningless to my statement, why?

because it doesnt change the fact that white privileged exists LMAO

2.) oh i get it, its still meaningless and doesnt matter to my factual statments

3.) pick 50 more ways, my factual statment is still not impacted or changed

4.) you keep saying this but its a lie and false

of course as always if you disagree PLEASE point out and factually prove what i am dodging LMAO
youll have NOTHING

i cant wait to read this :D
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Thank you for answering though I am sure I will scroll down after your post and see more of the same nonsense from that person.

still crying that you cant prove your false point huh? its k, maybe youll be able to factually back up your claims another time :D
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Yes, it's always everyone else's fault that you do not have the ability to intelligently support your positions. :lol:



You really do not have any ability to comprehend what I wrote, do you? Is English your primary language?

You and objective, two peas in a pod. From here on out I'll expect nothing else.

And as an addition to my previous post, yep, I was right, pages more of nonsense...
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

still crying that you cant prove your false point huh? its k, maybe youll be able to factually back up your claims another time :D

The reality is it doesn't exist, no facts support it.. that's facts, not moronic opinion, there's a difference even though you don't see it. Those who propagate such divisive BS are not worth the effort of actual discussion, much like truthers and birthers and so many more.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

The reality is it doesn't exist, no facts support it.. that's facts, not moronic opinion, there's a difference even though you don't see it. Those who propagate such divisive BS are not worth the effort of actual discussion, much like truthers and birthers and so many more.

LMAO thats the funniest thing ive read in a while how dishonesty can one be.
you say this yet facts do support it and all you have is "nu-huh"

let me know when you have something that supports your nonsensical false opinion
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

You and objective, two peas in a pod. From here on out I'll expect nothing else.

And as an addition to my previous post, yep, I was right, pages more of nonsense...

two peas?
look around you and read the thread, many people understand the fact it exist, the only debate is how much, to what extent, where, when and why.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

People tend to forget an important type of affirmative action-the preference many prestigious colleges give to the children of alumni, which usually favors whites. If the alumni donated money to the school there is even more preference.

It should be noted that although poor people and minorities have an advantage with scholarships, the scholarships usually does not include money for living expenses, so children of parents who can afford to subsidize the student's expenses have an advantage.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Thank you for answering though I am sure I will scroll down after your post and see more of the same nonsense from that person.

Pretty insightful. It was the very next post. :lamo
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

If blacks are not well regarded as a race or culture because of high crime rates, violent tendencies, poor job performance, difficulty learning job skills, illegitimate children, etc., to the extent that employers prefer hiring whites, that phenomena is NOT white privilege. That is black self-nullification.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

its this simple

I have a paypal account, ill never post again and give 100$ to anybody that can factually prove white privilege doesnt exist

:D
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Yes, I think that white privilege does exist. Being white has given me opportunities that a lot of minorities have not been able to have because of America's racist past. I'm not sure how you level the playing field though, except through laws protecting against discrimination.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Does this "white privelage" only apply here in the states or does it apply elsewhere, say Angola, Ethipoia, Somolia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, India, Cuba, or perhaps Argentina? How about Russia, or Isreal, or Germany, or France?

Depends on the socio-economic context of the country. How was the country founded? What were historical race relations like in those countries? Asking on whether 'white privilege' exists in X country pretty much begs the question: Who lives in the country? In Nigeria, there is no such thing as 'white privilege' because the history of the country has left pretty much no white people. However there exist 'Yoruba privilege' and 'Igbo privilege' as they pretty much run the country. Again, to define whether X group is actually benefiting from privilege you have to first know the country's history and current context. As it stands, in the American context, white privilege certainly exists. However, as I've stated in my post, it's not something you get simply because you're born white. It has to do with bigger historiographical currents that are not immediately obvious.
 
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Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

What we have now is black privilege. Apply for any gov job like the post office or the forest service and you go to the head of the line, president too. :roll:
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Yes, I think that white privilege does exist. Being white has given me opportunities that a lot of minorities have not been able to have because of America's racist past. I'm not sure how you level the playing field though, except through laws protecting against discrimination.

I would LOVE for you to give me examples of how being white has helped you.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

1.) yes meaningless to my statement, why?

because it doesnt change the fact that white privileged exists LMAO

2.) oh i get it, its still meaningless and doesnt matter to my factual statments

3.) pick 50 more ways, my factual statment is still not impacted or changed

4.) you keep saying this but its a lie and false

of course as always if you disagree PLEASE point out and factually prove what i am dodging LMAO
youll have NOTHING

i cant wait to read this :D

Just because you say "fact", "change" and "statement" a lot doesn't mean you've said anything meaningful.

Being disingenuous and insincere, acting like you don't understand my simple comments is not a strength, nor admirable.

And honestly it makes you an undesirable poster to engage. :2wave:
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

If true, that still illustrates white privilege still continues because whites define the cultural norms that determine whether a non-white person's behavior is considered acceptable.

Yep, you're right. Ebonics doesn't fly.
 
Re: Does "white privilege" exist? If so, should it be corrected?

Just because you say "fact", "change" and "statement" a lot doesn't mean you've said anything meaningful.

Being disingenuous and insincere, acting like you don't understand my simple comments is not a strength, nor admirable.

And honestly it makes you an undesirable poster to engage. :2wave:

if you say so, fact still remains you changes nothing and my statement stands

now you are just making stuff up, i dont understand it because it MEANINGLESS, disagree, prove its meaning, you made the statement simply back it up LMAO

the most telling part is you NEVER back up your claims, hardly/barley answer questions and when asked to support your posts, you dodge it

not looking for you admiration or desire since you cant be hones, support your claims, participate in logic/civil debate and you ignore facts :shrug:

dont like the results the solution is easy, be honest and or able to support your false statements with logic, reality or facts :D

good luck!
 
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