White privilege refers to the concrete benefits of access to resources and social rewards and the power to shape the norms and values of society that whites receive, unconsciously or consciously, by virtue of their skin color in a racist society.
Examples of white privilege noted by Tim Wise:
Studies have found that...
-Job applicants with white sounding names are 50% more likely to receive a call-back for a job interview than applicants with black-sounding names, even when all job-related qualifications and credentials are the same.
-White men with a criminal record are more likely to get a call-back for an interview than black male job applicants who don't have one, even when all requisite qualifications, demeanor and communication styles are the same.
-White women are far more likely than black women to be hired for work through temporary agencies, even when the black women have more experience and are more qualified.
-There are about two million cases of race-based discrimination against people of color every year in the United States. That's not just bad for folks of color; the flipside is that there are, as a result, millions more places I can live as a white person.
-Although data...indicates that whites are equally or more likely than blacks or Latinos to use drugs, it is people of color (blacks and Latinos mostly) who comprise about 90 percent of the persons incarcerated for a drug possession offense.
-Despite the fact that white men are more likely to be caught with drugs in our car (on those occasions when we are searched), black men remain about four times more likely than white men to be searched in the first place.
Studies have found that...
-Job applicants with white sounding names are 50% more likely to receive a call-back for a job interview than applicants with black-sounding names, even when all job-related qualifications and credentials are the same.
-White men with a criminal record are more likely to get a call-back for an interview than black male job applicants who don't have one, even when all requisite qualifications, demeanor and communication styles are the same.
-White women are far more likely than black women to be hired for work through temporary agencies, even when the black women have more experience and are more qualified.
-There are about two million cases of race-based discrimination against people of color every year in the United States. That's not just bad for folks of color; the flipside is that there are, as a result, millions more places I can live as a white person.
-Although data...indicates that whites are equally or more likely than blacks or Latinos to use drugs, it is people of color (blacks and Latinos mostly) who comprise about 90 percent of the persons incarcerated for a drug possession offense.
-Despite the fact that white men are more likely to be caught with drugs in our car (on those occasions when we are searched), black men remain about four times more likely than white men to be searched in the first place.
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Man: "Women should have equal pay for equal work!"
Woman:"We already do for the most part. Stop white knighting for us."
Scenario B:
Joe: "Wow, Susan, you're such a bitch, lol."
Jeff: "Take that back, Joe! Susan is a wonderful person."
Susan: "God, Jeff, he was just joking. Stop white knighting for me."
Man: "Women should have equal pay for equal work!"
Woman:"We already do for the most part. Stop white knighting for us."
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Joe: "Wow, Susan, you're such a bitch, lol."
Jeff: "Take that back, Joe! Susan is a wonderful person."
Susan: "God, Jeff, he was just joking. Stop white knighting for me."
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Get the White Prize mug.A legendary kid that lives in da bridge, who is the originator of the term Cocksmoking. He models his life after the book The Outsiders, and occasionally screams "Do it for Jonny man!". He supposedly lives with a sister in da bridge, who is the creepiest person you will ever see. He is also cousin to a man made of steel, who is unbreakable. J-White is a druggie, and a parent-to-be. He is also in a band allegedly named "18 inches of pain". J-White sightings are extremely rare. Recent sightings describe him as looking "Frankenstien-ish". Calling someone J-White is generally used satirically to describe a druggie.
Christian: Wow, you see that kid over there?
Raffy: Man, what a druggie, he's so burnt.
Tyler: Dude! I think that's J-White!
Raffy: Man, what a druggie, he's so burnt.
Tyler: Dude! I think that's J-White!
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Used as an insult, mainly during FPS games.
Used as an insult, mainly during FPS games.
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Dude1: Those moves are crazy cool, I wonder where he learned that?
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Dude2: I know what you mean. I think he's White Willow
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