Discussing White Privilege

Loved this story.
http://www.upworthy.com/one-easy-th...do-that-would-make-the-world-a-better-place-5

 

hi
you know what, every time i hear about this kind of injustice and and wrong behaviours among that can be connected to the skin colour it makes me upset .
its happen here to
I while ago i was on the commuter-train and I and with 3 people ( black )
a man he was talk about them loud and he did not really knew first that i was with them.
He was talking about how they was lazy and did not work and so on .
the thing was we all was on our way home from work and school.

and after a while one of my friends asked the man what was wrong in English, the man said so you can not even talk Swedish he should not be in this country if he could not and so on. It actually annoyed me and pissed me off . so I started to argue with this man about that and said he did not know them and he was just a racist . and next time do not judge i said from the skin colour and that he was rude and that he should learn some manners.

things that have to to with prejudgement because of skin-colour or religion and culture can really make me angry.
we are all humans and we are all have the same rights to equal treatment and options and chances in life and so on .
I think we all especially when it comes to things that are connected with skin colour we all need to stand up and defend when uprightness happens around us ..

 

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Great video!!!! Clearly white privilege exists, but if more people used that privilege as her sister in law did...to influence those around them...imagine how much better things might just be. It all comes back to speaking up when you see something you know in your heart to be wrong. Those who silently stand by are no better than the ones committing the injustice IMO.

Thanks for sharing Stinkmeaner.

 

this is a classic...what would you do? I have no problem speaking up when I witness an injustice:smt091

 

White privilege. It's an advantage and a problem in this country. But how to use it impartially is the real task. I had never been through that at any store, thank God. And I would speak for myself. The Safeway cashier was merely going through the motions because the management went through this with people writing bad checks. If that is the case, then everybody must get checked. I liked the video.

 

Enjoyed that video. Zimmerman got aquitted because of it,any White person are not sweating over being on lockdown or being treated like a crimminal. They can get away with almost anything. The right wingers who deny its existance has lots of holes in their heads.

 

Zimmerman did not get acquitted due to white privilege...he was acquitted because of the way the laws were written...if you ask most of the people on that jury if they wanted to find him guilty...they would say yes...unfortunately the way the law was written forced than to find him not guilty

let's not get it twisted when it comes to white privilege...that is a poor example to use

 

I'd like to think, had I witnessed that encounter, that I would've stepped in and done something similar. The cashier's actions were shameful and embarrassing.

 

Well said, it was simply and tragically that the burden of proof could not be met as to why Zimmerman walked. Now why he was not charged right away is another story.

 

Seriously? I distinctly remember people saying they really believed he believed he was in fear for his life based on nothing other than his word.
White privilege played a huge part in this case. The fact that they tested TM for drugs (the dead victim) and not the person who pulled the trigger. The fact that they let him go after only three hours. Since when does it take only three hours to ascertain whether something is a homicide or self defense. They took dude on his word and let him go I have never heard of the same courtesy extended to a black perp. The character assassination of the victim and his past while many ignored Zimmerman's is clear white privilege to me.

 

Tim Wise is that dude

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Excellent & informative post.

 

Yes, I agree with all of the above, my comments about Zimmerman being found not guilty was because of the burden of proof alone.

 

How can a white woman like myself - who wasn't even aware of the term "white privilege" before I joined this forum, but because I was born to white parents and so have this privilege - use that privilege for good?

 

Simple. Do what it seems you already do IMO. Treat everyone how you want to be treated. Judge by character and content of heart.

 

That part's easy, but thank you for the compliment. :freehug: But is there more? I try to educate in my own little sphere, but it's like dropping a pebble in the ocean.

I need to Google that paper that Vanilla 2Chai posted once. It's an eye-opener and every white person should read it.

 

Just keep an open mind. There's no blueprint for this.

 

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

V2C posted this link shortly after I joined the forum. I cried when I read it.

http://www.amptoons.com/blog/files/mcintosh.html

 

Again, you are on the right path. The fact that you read this and it had an impact on you says it all.