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Understanding White Privilege

December 4, 2014
By MichaelBoles BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
MichaelBoles BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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I disagree with Jack Cyole's article "Understanding White Privilege". One reason why I disgree with this is because the white privilege card only can be applied in the Untied States. Only in the Untied States with a few expections of North Afica, Irland, and Australia is this seen. Other third world counties like, Asia, Mexico, Japen, Russia, and North and South Korea do not have this white privilege card like the Untied States mostly because there is not a majority of white people living there with the expection of Russia. In the article it states that,"The majority of the U.S. population is white and privilege". This quote for most part is true,but what happpens when this white privilege card expires? herfore,t really need to be white to get ahead in the U.S. but it certainly gives you a big advatantage. Thank you, Jack Cyole for writing this article.



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on Dec. 8 2014 at 7:18 pm
MichaelBoles BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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That ok if you disagree, I really just wrote my feedback based on my knowledge here in the U.S. and other countries. I am sorry that i did not know about the other nations like, Europe.  You are right though, White Privilege is largely shown through the media which results in it becoming globalized. I really appreciate your comment on my feedback article. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on it, it really makes me happy. :) 

on Dec. 7 2014 at 4:47 pm
just_another_girl BRONZE, Helsinki, Other
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In my opinion (which does not mean I am right, or you are wrong) I have to disagree with you. Living in europe, I have witnessed a large amount of white privledge in nations other than the U.S. Whilst perhaps nations that do not have caucasians as a majority groupd may have less discrimination, I don't believe white privledge does not apply to them. White privledge is shown in large numbers through media, which has become very globalised, making white privledge also globalized. Now this is just my experiance and opinion of course, so don't take my word for it.