Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support for politicians

Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support... by wolco on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @09:24PM (#23174089)

Not a big surprise. In the simple world of white privilege white people have an advantage and black people are disadvantaged from birth. Policies must balance this out.

In the real world life people don't fit into these simple boxes. Where do half white / half black people fit in. Are they slightly privileged?Should someone 100% black feel disadvantaged over someone with lighter skin? Are brown people more privileged? Does it matter if they are from Mexico vs Arab vs Southern Italian vs Indian? Who has more or less privilege?

Where do the Obama daughters fit in? They have more privileges and a bigger leg up over anyone reading this site. Do they suffer from white privilege?

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Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support... by dariusj18 on Thursday May 14, 2020 @01:09PM (#23182195)

It would be interesting to see if the Obama daughters have more or less advantage than other comparable President's family members. But I don't see a way to do a valid comparison; too small a sample size and the subjects don't really have many constants.

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Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support... by whytaka on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:47PM (#23175054)

There is in fact a term popular amongst feminists to address this exact concern: Intersectionality.

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Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support... by samdamsamm on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @09:42PM (#23174223)

We need more POC CEOs.

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Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support... by irrational on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @10:08PM (#23174415)

But which color?

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