![]() ![]() ![]() The problem is that it sounds an awful lot like the statement “all whites are privileged.” That statement is wrong and it produces enormous resentment among whites who struggle with unemployment, paying doctors’ bills and who can’t afford to send their children to college. So the problem with the phrase white privilege isn’t that it is wrong. There are legitimate disputes over the police’s motivations-they say there are just going where the crime is happening-but there is no disputing the underlying fact that if you are white, you are just less likely to be pulled over or searched by the police. ![]() For example, in 19 of 24 states studied African Americans are more likely to be pulled over, and, once pulled over, they are more likely to be searched despite the fact that they are no more likely to be carrying contraband. In and of itself, this is an obviously true statement. In some ways, white privilege is a simple, straightforward idea: there are inherent advantages that go with being white. ![]()
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