Self-defense: a white privilege?

~~Soulflower~~ · 10-16-2014, 10:23 PM

Yes, white privilege does exist although some white people will tell you otherwise.

It is pretty sad really when a race can not acknowledge that they were born into a privilege because of the color of their skin. It is sad that they do not see how their skin allows them advantages that minorities will always be at a disadvantage simply because they are not white.

For the record, I love everybody and thank God for everyone because we all deserve equality and respect regardless of what race we are but there is simply no denying this social construct that I often see white people in denial about (which proves even more the entitlement and ambivalence with white privileged).

I will just say this and end it, if those 3 teenagers that were shot multiple times and killed in Ferguson were white, all hell would have broke lose but I guess since they were black teenagers in low class/underprivileged neighborhoods its "not that big of a deal".(Like with most racial crimes that involve young black men in America)

If that cop was African American and those three teens were white in a upper class neighborhood, best believe it would have been a different story....

**Frownland** · 10-16-2014, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Soulflower

I will just say this and end it, if those 3 teenagers that were shot multiple times and killed in Ferguson were white, all hell would have broke lose but I guess since they were black teenagers in low class/underprivileged neighborhoods its "not that big of a deal".(Like with most racial crimes that involve young black men in America)

It's no big deal guys, let's go riot and protest for no good reason besides having a jolly good time.

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~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	Yes, white privilege does exist although some white people will tell you otherwise. It is pretty sad really when a race can not acknowledge that they were born into a privilege because of the color of their skin. It is sad that they do not see how their skin allows them advantages that minorities will always be at a disadvantage simply because they are not white. For the record, I love everybody and thank God for everyone because we all deserve equality and respect regardless of what race we are but there is simply no denying this social construct that I often see white people in denial about (which proves even more the entitlement and ambivalence with white privileged). I will just say this and end it, if those 3 teenagers that were shot multiple times and killed in Ferguson were white, all hell would have broke lose but I guess since they were black teenagers in low class/underprivileged neighborhoods its "not that big of a deal".(Like with most racial crimes that involve young black men in America) If that cop was African American and those three teens were white in a upper class neighborhood, best believe it would have been a different story....