105 Quotes About White-privilege

White males can't win these days - if they have something, they're "privileged" and if they want something, they're displaying "entitlement.

White privilege is an absence of the consequences of racism. An absence of structural discrimination, an absence of your race being viewed as a problem first and foremost.

The world does not need white people to civilize others. The real White People's Burden is to civilize ourselves.

When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

One of the hallmarks of white privilege is the casual ability to ignore or avoid race at one's whim.

In a so-called civilized world, a person with white skin is worth more than a person of color – thus they receive privileges in every walk of society, whereas the person of color faces doubt and suspicion every step of the way.

White privilege is about the word white, not rich. It's having advantage built into your life. It's not saying your life hasn't been hard; it's saying your skin color hasn't contributed to the difficulty in your life.

In order to prevent chronic discomfort, Whites may learn not to notice.But in not noticing, one loses opportunities for greater insight into oneself and one's experience. A significant dimension of who one is in the world, one's Whiteness, remains uninvestigated and perceptions of daily experience are routinely distorted. Privilege goes unnoticed, and all but the most blatant acts of racial bigotry are ignored. Not noticing requires energy.

Highlighting my racial privilege invalidates the form of oppression that I experience (e.g., classism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, transphobia.) We will then need to turn our attention to how you oppressed me.