White Privilege isn't "your life is easy because you're white". White Privilege is "your life isn't made harder because of your white skin." No one is saying your life is easy and you don't have troubles, but unlike people of color, those troubles aren't BECAUSE of your whiteness.
by sam2 April 9, 2019
by No_____ December 8, 2020
This guy is successful not because he worked for decades to be in the place he is right now, but because his whiteness and his white privilege.
by ospreay March 19, 2020
White people who underestimate how bad a problem is by default because they are never personally exposed to that problem. * It is not a personal attack or a moral judgement of how difficult your life is.
White guy: There's a K9 police cruiser. Let me look inside.
Black guy: Dude, get away from that car!!! Do you wanna be arrested?!?
White guy: Arrested?!? It's not illegal to look in a cop car.
Black guy: Don't worry about it, that's just your white privilege talking.
Black guy: Dude, get away from that car!!! Do you wanna be arrested?!?
White guy: Arrested?!? It's not illegal to look in a cop car.
Black guy: Don't worry about it, that's just your white privilege talking.
by Chad T. Worthingtons September 18, 2017
The belief that white individual have a social or economic advantage as a consequence of their skin colour. Typically used when an individual who is not white, asserts that a white individual's success is not down to good choice but because of their race. People who are against this come in two forms, some individuals believe that white privilege does not exist and that it is racist to use this term. While others believe that while this term is not racist, it is used in the wrong context, as most of the time this term is used in the concreate instead of the abstract.
Non white individual : Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are only successful because they are white.
White individual: That's racist, and used in the incorrect context
Non white individual : Its not racist to point out a person's white privilege. You saying that is showing your white privilege
White individual: That's racist, and used in the incorrect context
Non white individual : Its not racist to point out a person's white privilege. You saying that is showing your white privilege
by Rama Sylvester Ślusarski April 12, 2022
A made up term by an old femcel named Peggy McIntosh. The term has arbitray criteria for which white people have unforeseen advantages as evidenced by nothing but cherry picked circumstances. It is essentially a new wave of bigotry disguised as anti-bigotry.
"See this Huffpost article? We have two different court cases from different states, involving different people, different laws, with different outcomes. The white criminal got less time than the black criminal! This is evidence of white privilege."
"Yes, but it appears there is more to these cases than the clickbait article. The black criminal has been a repeat offender and resisted. The white criminal made his first offence, entered a guilty plea, and turned himself in...."
"Stop mansplaining me. I am literally shaking right now"
"Yes, but it appears there is more to these cases than the clickbait article. The black criminal has been a repeat offender and resisted. The white criminal made his first offence, entered a guilty plea, and turned himself in...."
"Stop mansplaining me. I am literally shaking right now"
by CEO of Fascism Inc. January 12, 2021
the everyday reality that white people are treated with respect & are trusted more than people of color (poc). White privilege means that white folks voices & opinions are heard more often than pocs. Turn on the news and count the faces! It means white folks are more likely to advance in their jobs than poc. If a white person's voice is silenced or they are held back in their job, it is most likely not due to their skin color, but it may be due to their prejudices. White privilege means white people's full humanity is on display in the media & poc are reduced to stereotypes. White privilege does not mean that a white person will never experience classism or sexism or be faced with any dehumanizing stereotype. It just means that a white person experiences those things differently than a poc. It is a recognition that despite all other parts of a white person's life, they are less likely to be arrested, incarcerated, or to receive cruel sentences than a poc. They are more able to display/threaten violence or engage in violent behavior against others & leave the situation ALIVE. A white person could be incarcerated or killed, but black kids, unlike white kids, have been killed for playing in a playground or walking down the street. If you are white & still don't think white privilege exists, ask yourself if you would rather have your exact same life & be black. Also, check out White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack on the National SEED Project website.
Despite stockpiling weapons all over the city and carrying a traitorous flag, the white folks protesting the removal of a Confederate statue all went home safely because they have white privilege. The one that was arrested were arrested because one ran over and killed a woman.
Despite blocking traffic and peacfully engaging their first amendment rights, #blacklivesmatter protesters were demonized in the media and, primarily, activists of color have been arrested.
Despite blocking traffic and peacfully engaging their first amendment rights, white women at the Women's March were praised for their civility because the women's march white activists have white privilege and the #blacklivesmatter protesters do not.
Despite being stoned and pulled over for having an out taillight in an open carry state, a white woman was sent home safely without a ticket because she has white privilege. Philando Castile, who is black, was shot dead for following the rules.
Despite blocking traffic and peacfully engaging their first amendment rights, #blacklivesmatter protesters were demonized in the media and, primarily, activists of color have been arrested.
Despite blocking traffic and peacfully engaging their first amendment rights, white women at the Women's March were praised for their civility because the women's march white activists have white privilege and the #blacklivesmatter protesters do not.
Despite being stoned and pulled over for having an out taillight in an open carry state, a white woman was sent home safely without a ticket because she has white privilege. Philando Castile, who is black, was shot dead for following the rules.
by nagiiiiniiii September 28, 2017