re: #369 SanFranciscoZionist

Ok, you’ve probably never had anybody look over your head to wait on the person behind you as I have. I am really tired of the white = priveledge crap. Try growing up poor and white, worse poor, white, and female. There is no doubting being black can be a real pain in the ass, institutional racism exists and I’m not denying it. But being white does not confer much if any benefit if you are poor. You will not get hired before a well dressed black. You will be assumed to be stupid and lazy. No small part of racism can be attributed to the lower socioencomic class of the victim. Conversely, racism can contribute to socioeconomic disparities, worsening the effect. Ok, you probably realize that. Sorry to go on abou this but I really can’t stand the selfexcoriating “I’m a priveledged white.” line. It feels a littel bit like a scolding. I have never, ever gotten a job, a position in line, a better deal etc. because I was white