White Privilege Explained

From Someone Who Straddles Both Worlds

My mother, me (and Rudy) and my biological father

I watched something today that made me angry. I can’t even tell you what show it was, but it was a bunch of people debating the existence of white privilege.

It’s 2023 and we’re still debating this?

Apparently. So, I thought I’d throw myself into the debate and explain, once and for all what white privilege is and what it’s not.

Let’s start with what it’s not.

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS NOT A FREE PASS FROM LIFE’S STRUGGLES: It’s not some golden ticket you’re assigned at birth that guarantees the bearer a smooth ride.

But that’s the argument, isn’t it?

What white privilege? I’m white and I’ve had to work my ass off.

I’m white and I can’t pay my bills.

I’m white and I’ve gotten no breaks at all. Where’s my white privilege?

I think the misunderstanding comes from the word “privilege.” White privilege doesn't mean that because you’re white, you get to have a privileged life as we understand it.

Let me explain. See the woman in the picture above? The one in the middle? Not bad, eh? Milky white skin, blue eyes, and pretty curly hair. She’s so white that 20 minutes in the sun cooks her to a very…