How many people really think "white privilege" is a reality?
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i think so, however to a lesser degree than what it used to be.
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i agree with you on this subject 100%. i am deffinatly FAR from racist, but you are totally right! if a white person were to shout out im proud to be white than we are looked at as racist. if this racist thing has to do with slavery. many white women/girls were also inslaved during that time. i think everybody shouldd just be happy to be alive than worry about what color their skin is. EVERYBODY is diff. an has their own unique look to them. \n\n-stephanie
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Still waiting,  It's very hidden now but continues.  It probably will continue until we are all the same color, or there are truly no more people who prejudge others.\n\nSorry, but oppress on does exist in a very real way.  It's one of those things you don't always see when you are the majority.  Some Africans were sold by other Africans, but many were also stolen.  During the time of slavery we were then strategically mentally, educationally, and spiritually oppressed.  Meanwhile we also built the US through word, invention, and literally through labor. There are few who could survive such a thing, and the fact that we have is a testament to our strength.  \n\nStill today through covert ways Black Americans have oppressive experiences.  I was taught that I would have to be 2X as intelligent, 2X as fast, work 2X as hard, and be 2X as officiant as the next white man next to me to be noticed.  Often in my lifetime (I'm 25) this has held true.
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Curious. I could not have said it better myself. What is really sad is that in this day and age of eminence knowledge there are people who refuse to think that racism still exist. I remember from the first episode, the older white gentleman saying that he "keeps expecting someone to walk up to him and say 'hey ******'!" He had no idea and may not to this day, that it is much more subdued. \nAllot of people will bring the excuse that they were "raised that way", well I say there is no excuse, that is why we have educational television, libraries full of books the Internet, and people of all different races and cultures in every corner of the world.
978690
I have experienced the exact opposite.  White people know that asians have secret powers in every realm imaginable.  They are incredible allies to have!
753369
I'm white and I think that it is funny and has a point. Nothing racist just trying to point out the hypocrisy of the term "colored" and the association that comes with it.
549121
No. the 'white' people in America think that their 'democratic' system is better than the systems found in certain other countries.
861964
You have just pointed out and responded to one of the most popular and solicited questions of the century!  It goes to show you what kind of nation of people we are, and how really confused we can be. There really is no such thing as "acting black or white" - the reference is only made toward races when it seems each has somehow consumed and metamorphised the ways and actions of the other.  It's like saying that a person's character or personality has to be all or nothing....not true.  The accusation is what people try to limit each other to. No other race or culture of people display such silliness as we do.  You just do you,.
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Welcome to the real world. This is a prime example of the double standard in America. It is always the white persons fault. \n  Political correctness, it will be the end of us.
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White privilege means the attitude of a certain group of people in the Caucasian race that go through life without recognizing that they have an air of entitlement about them as they move through life.  A perfect example:  My son and I were at a mall,  he opened the door for me and two Caucasian women, talking to each other, pushed through in front of me, without acknowledging him.  He looked at me and just shook his head.  Another time, a man walked up as I was dealing with a customer service agent in a Cingular store and proceeded to tell the agent his issue.  He became very rude when I explained that I was not only there conducting business as he walked up, but that he needed to get in line behind the other 15 people that he had stepped in front of.  He proceeded to tell me how out of line I was and that he was 'just' asking the agent one or two questions.  I explained to him a little more forcefully that he was not the only one with questions, and needed to wait his turn.  He was so out done he actually left the store.  I've experienced this type of behavior over 50 years in various states, so these are not isolated incidents.\n\nThis is not about slavery or being "owed a living by the government".  This is about being treated as a piece of the woodwork, about people talking about you while you are in the room as though you are not in the room saying things that are offensive and ignorant.  This is about people treating you as though you are invisible which you are to them, stepping in front of you in line, demanding to be served first in a restaurant because their time is more important than yours, walking into you and not saying excuse me but saying excuse me to the white woman behind you that they did the same thing to.  Yes, it is rude, but it is also an attitude of I am better than you and I deserve what I get because I was born to it and I don't give it a second thought.  It's about bringing up slavery, when no one was even mentioning  or thinking of slavery.
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yes i there still is. but it is in little dribs and drabs here and there. People are so afraid to be out and out racist that they say and do things quitely. For instance they may not give a black person as much work because they think they are lazy and not dependable. They may not serve them at a resturant because they think they won't get a tip. (See the question about black people at resturant). What makes me mad his how white people get mad when we say that actions against us are racist. but what they don't seem to understand is that if you are so upset that we play the "racecard" then stop dealing it! know the reason why we feel the way we do  and have some empathy. Look I am not blaming todays white youth for the problems of slavery. but if you know the history you would try to change it!
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Fascinating - yes people really tend to see what they want to see in everything, as you can see from the respones to this question. A careful reading of the question clearly shows that it was about issues, not race. Yet many saw the question as a racial question. Blacks as well as whites. A very good social experiment. To complete the circle, I hope you will send a note to every respondent and ask them to read all the answers in this new context.
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I think it is a matter of perception and general upbringing; reading the answers given here, it seems everything is in the eyes of the beholder...it goes from the moderate mainstream view to radical hysteria based on their true life experience.  I think it's funny how in the southwest, the local yahoos (don't mean the users here) sound like the most unsophisticated members of society, and they are the critics of "Pepito, learn English." These are the role models for the cyber kids and some adults who answer here, especially in this category.  What else can be expected except that they parrot the views of their authority figures.  It's a mentality being handed down for generations.  It would be like saying all white anglo saxon Americans are born with higher intelligence.  And now it's being ruined by the illegal immigration.  \n\nI don't discount the obvious crime by the hardcore Mara Salva Trucha gangs from El Salvador and the gangs of LA; but, they are the exception, not the rule.  The White Racist Supremist hate groups are the exception, not the rule.  I also do not discount that people  having come here illegally are breaking the law.  I place that blame on our White House Administration.  They care two sh*ts less and are the enablers of this crisis.  If real estate has always been the thermometer of our economy, just think,  the illegals are cheap labor.  Their contribution helps to boost our economy so we can have a flourishing economy.   It's quite the paradox of our government officials.\n\nHaving grown up in Texas, my experience is similar to yours.  The cyber immigration group pulls out the social services and tax card;  while it is a reality that our system is on overload, I think they are saying two things:  don't take it away from me, I live in the land of opportunity, but I don't want to do anything for myself; I am lazy, and my American passport entitles me to benefit from social services,  I want some and you are taking it away from me; or they like the way it sounds, since most of the kids answering probably don't have a job and are not really paying taxes.  \n\nI have a builder brother in Central Texas building million dollar homes who would never tell you it's a bad place to live because of illegals.  He likes their work ethic, and he obviously hires white Americans as well.  \n\nThe bottom line is prejudice is as prejudice does.  I see a lot of businesses owned by these so called immigrants; they come here and add to the tax base and contribute to employment;  so, I ask any gringo who opposes to that:  what's your story?  Quit your whining, leave the Mexican restaurant  and do something for yourself!\n\nAnd that's my pulpit for the day!
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There is nothing to think about.  That is a fact.  And it is not only whites, there are no pure races anymore, so just think it as evolution.  Then it will feel good.
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I'm with you on this one.\nPeople who say you're white-washed for being yourself have a pretty poor idea of how blacks are supposed to behave.\nIgnore them.
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I wish it were...so the true majority would be represented....Currently...mostly white and wealthy decide for all of us...I fall in to the category  but still hate what it means....
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Good question, I noticed you said "some" white folks, thanks for specifing that. Not all us white people are a$$holes. I am sorry one of my "white" counterparts has done this to you or someone you know. It may stem from the INDIVIDUALS insecureness. However, I have been outcasted because I am white, and I haven't done anything wrong to anyone. Hell, I am married to someone of a different race, so why do black,brown,yellow,orange,red,green and or purple people instantley label all white people as racist slave owning hillbilly trailer trash? Same reason whites do it to other races, all races are racist, try this out, live in a homogenious (one race) country like I do, and then you will know what true racism is.