I heard Ellen say how she benefited from "white privilege" on the propaganda box today. What is "white privilege" and how can one be cured from it? Asking for a friend.

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[–]butterferret12 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's far from an unfair point. I think every group has their privileges. Black people, for example, get college grants just for being black. I will say, though, that 'white privilege' is often massively overstated as a way of disregarding personal responsibility. That is not to say we -- white people, I mean -- don't have certain privileges, but that there are also certain detriments to being white.

[–]Optimus85[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's just the way the mainstream media spins it. Pinning it as a white vs black issue is divisive and detracts from the fact that this is a people vs abusive authority problem.