Originally posted by slw84

Yes class privilege is a real thing.
I grew up upper middle class being the "token" because I spoke with proper english and didn't embody the typical stereotypes.
That transferred over into my career.

My parents paid for undergrad and the deal was that I pay for grad school.
I have an established career currently commanding 99k annual salary and I KNOW that I've received so much help from white people because I am 1/4 cuban 1/4 native american and half black with golden brown skin (not light not dark) and with dark green eyes. They don't feel as threatened by me and are more willing to help. They trust me more and I am able to deal in the white and black group although the black group can be a little wishy washy.

race privilege is real but so is class privilege and perception.

I take full advantage and am unapologetic.
Haters are always bothered that they talk to me AFTER weekly meetings and rely on me to do the real work and speak in front of our points of contact clients but hey don't blame me for not embodying the stereotype...
I always win and to the shady ones...I just shake em off...

Originally posted by ontherocks

Well, first of all, I am male. That always gives you an advantage when you want to make a successful career or at the job market in general.

I am white, although in Europe, especially in Germany, being white only counts if you don't look foreign. People from Turkey or Southern Europe, don't get the same treatment as the natives folks from The Neterlands, the UK or Scandinavia. Xenophobia is present here. Not in a threatening way to me personally, but just based on your name alone, people "compliment" you with saying something like: "Oh, your German is perfect. Wouldn't have guessed it beforehand"
Usually, I answer: Well, thank you very much. It's maybe because I am German.
However, I am fully aware that Blacks and Asians get a way tougher treatment, I will never experience on my own.

Strange enough, xenophobia and racism is way more increasing here than homophobia. Even in the gay scene where it was always present, but it gets worse.

Originally posted by konaa

Wow, how difficult it must be for you to be reminded of your privilege every day while marginalized minorities fight for their right to simply exist.

Originally posted by inspiration4

I FUC*ING LOVE this post









I think you misunderstood his point. He's not denying that privleges exist, but rather lamenting this new (twitter- tumblr- sjw driven) age a handful are trying to champion where it's been deemed cool or "in", & for some reason necessary to shout to anyone with ears about all of the societal factors that are working against YOU, all the things that are making it so difficult for YOU to advance. And the reality is that everyone has factors working against them, far beyond race; height, weight, gender, sexuality, age, social class, perceived attractiveness, and many more are MASSIVE areas that either propel you forward or slow you down. Point being that everyone has something working against them to an extent, so bragging about your woes is useless.


Is it a level playing field? Hell no it isn't, nor is that fair. But at the end of the day, even if it takes more work for you to achieve a certain level of success than it does another, that level is still well within your reach. You just have to work harder and push through more bullsh*t. And at the end of the day, these people are the ones who positively change the perceptions of those who blocked their rise, and effectively help to diminish stereotypes.

"Your circumstances don't determine where you end up, they merely determine where you begin"

Originally posted by LilyAllen

Ofc, I grew up in a upper middle class home, white, male. Tbh anyone who is on this forum is privileged in the grand scheme of things. Id say that my race isn't the most vital privilege I have though, given where I'm from being white alone gets you nowhere.

Originally posted by Wonda

omg lololol. So much self pity in today's world. Everyone wants to be the victim and put the blame on everyone else for having more supposed opportunity. Like this is so sad. This is directed to both sides: the minorities who resent white people and live their lives sulking in self pity and the white people who like to act as if minorities are being more catered to in some regards.

Coming from a supposed hella "underprivileged" background, I've had NO problem getting my ass to a top (public, but still top) college, finding scholarships, paying for that ****, getting jobs to support myself, and doing it all ON MY ****ING OWN. I can't wait for the day when people start assuming responsibility for their own lives and situations. **** this privilege nonsense, like what does it boil down to if we all have the same opportunities? Why do people choose to see their racial backgrounds as burdens now? As a minority, I'm proud to be who I am and hold no resentment towards any white person for any supposed upperhand they may have. Every interview I've been to, where the whitest of white, most "privileged of privileged," men is interviewing me, amongst a sea of white candidates, has gone just fine. Never have I thought I've been seen as anything other than myself. Sure, people have the power to judge based on stereotypes, but everyone also has the power to present themselves as who they are. And if someone is ignorant/stupid/pathetic enough to dislike you for anything other than who you are/what you do, then why waste your time on them? And why waste time pondering their hate/stupidity/whatever when you can spend that time building yourself up instead?

Maybe it's where I'm from because a lot of people I work with are black and Hispanic and share opinions similar to mine, even ones who perhaps are working themselves through community college, or those who never even stepped foot into a classroom after high school. Ironically, I'm from the South, in an area that's about evenly split between whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Whatever, this is the end of my long spiel. Just get so ruffled by all this talk of privilege and the sort.

Originally posted by KareBear

I mean there's all types of privilege. Every single one of us is privileged in a way that isn't just race. There's class privilege(rich), race privilege(white), sex privilege(male), privilege based on sexuality (straight), being able bodied, living in a "first world" country.... etc

I'm would say I have privilege on being straight, able bodied and living in the USA.

Originally posted by Zoraluv

Damn!!

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as a Latina (white passing) girl I understand I have privilege, it isn't that hard to understand.

Originally posted by B'Day

My family has a good income and although I'm a female, there's privileges to that too.
I'm a bit weird about my sexuality but I've settled with bi sexual so…

Originally posted by RomanNavy

Yes (talking about racial and financial privilige). I wasnt too aware in Europe cuz almost everyone is white + has money but I'm in Sri Lanka rn and I feel so priviliged rn it hit me really hard. Like a little kid asking me if he could touch my skin and telling me he wants to have that too when he gets bigger. A bit disturbing

Originally posted by Dynamo

Omg 4 Real?