Re:What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like?
by jiggy2011 on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @07:36PM
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You won't get a job simply because you are white, at least in a place where whites the majority, though it would be interesting to see how this works in places where whites are a minority.
It's more likely that you simply won't be discriminated against.
It also means that you are statistically more likely to belong to a minority group that does have privilege, for example the minority group of people with high wealth.
Of course you might well not belong to such a minority group. So for a poor white , the fact that bill gates is rich does not really help you.
I think this is where a lot of where the confusion regards these issues comes from.
It's more likely that you simply won't be discriminated against. It also means that you are statistically more likely to belong to a minority group that does have privilege, for example the minority group of people with high wealth.
Of course you might well not belong to such a minority group. So for a poor white , the fact that bill gates is rich does not really help you.
I think this is where a lot of where the confusion regards these issues comes from.