Well said

15 Jun 2004 04:15 pm
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Found in a comment in [livejournal.com profile] ginmar's journal, which is currently involved in what I might call a "racism and sexism 101" discussion.

WHITE PRIVILEGE SHAPES THE U.S. by
Robert Jensen (first appeared in the Baltimore Sun, July 19, 1998).

Date: 15 Jun 2004 05:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com
The student says he wants a level playing field with no unearned advantages for anyone. [...] Yes, he concedes, there is something real and tangible we could call white privilege.

So, if we live in a world of white privilege--unearned white privilege--how does that affect your notion of a level playing field? I ask.

He paused for a moment and said, "That really doesn't matter."


Excellent snippet. I have had this very discussion with someone I cared for. :-/

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