Examples Of White Privilege

I do believe there is such a thing as white privilege. As a caucasian, I may have benefited without realizing it. It may have been by someone who discriminates but did not against me because of the color of my skin and maybe someone else of a different race came up to that same person with the same manners as me, but that person treated them differently. With that being said though, that does not mean it doesn’t go the others ways as well. White people are most certainly not the only ones who can benefit from privilege. For example, I would not consider it “white privilege” when some people are told they are “too pale” or look like a ghost because they are white, you do get bullied and made fun of plenty for being white. I think instead of looking at the privilege of different races we should be looking at the problems of gender. As a female in the United States, whether black or white according to statistics, men are making 21% more money per year. In Ohio for …show more content…
There may be internet pages or blogs from people who promote white privilege but there are also some who promote African American privilege. I do not believe that the news on television or in the newspapers intentionally promote any kind of privilege. On the other hand, I think the media like Facebook and Twitter are big on race and finding anyway to fight about it. Considering that anyone can make a website or post on social media sites I think there are people who post things promoting white privilege, or other kinds of privileges. I would say the people who are most likely to promote these privileges are ones who grew up with a family who taught them that you do not have to treat everyone equal and respect other people 's opinions. Online there are some people who are only hateful and do not respect any opinion but their own. I do believe that any person can try to promote their own or bring down other