I wonder what white privilege gets you in Alaska? Free igloos and hunting privileges?
Not much. In fact, being white hurts my hunting privileges. And all igloos are free. They are just temporary shelters made of the ice and snow when you are caught outside. You do not live in them. Just put in the time and anyone can have a free igloo.
Was actually told by an Inupiaq that I would never get a promotion while I lived in Kotzebue because those are "local hire" positions. They only hired me because they needed someone ASAP and nobody local with the skills wanted the job. I have been discriminated against by being white myself. I do not like it and recognize that every race comes with certain privileges. Personally, I think much of the "white privilege" argument is overblown. I have been in searches while at the University of Arkansas and was told to reopen a search because the best qualified candidate did not match the demographics we wanted because he was a white male. Reverse racism also exists and is very real.
That being said, I recognize white privilege and this board often reflects it through its blindness and entitlement. For example, a white guy should be able to walk down the street in any neighborhood at any time without harassment. But many of those same people think it is ok to shoot Treyvon Martin for walking in a gated community. White privilege. Members of this board justify it because he should not have been there. White privilege. You add guns and violence to the equation and it screams at me.
These are patriots exercising their rights in public.
But do you feel the same way when you see this guy?
Many feel this is an excessive use of police force against innocent Americans.
But this is an ok use of police authority because black kids showed-up at a pool in a white neighborhood.
So yes, I think white privilege is often used as a battering ram and exaggerated for a political agenda. But that does not mean it does not exist. When you post that Ferguson and Baltimore are somehow "Black Privilege," that shows a disconnect that exposes the notion of white privilege precisely because of the absence of empathy alone.
As a white person, I do not fear the police when I am pulled over. I do not get harassed by store clerks when I shop. I do not get shot for exercising open carry. I do not get the police called when I walk through a neighborhood or park. And most importantly, I do not expect it. The fact that we do not expect the treatment, but justify its use against nonwhites is precisely what white privilege means. And yes, it exists.
