One of the recent complaints on college campuses, by Black Lives Matter advocates, and by any number of pandering politicians, is that “White Privilege” is the reason that minority groups cannot get ahead.
White Privilege, as explained by the panderers and the whiners, is the unearned, automatically granted, unfairly given benefits handed to Caucasian members of society in school, in jobs, and in society, which explains why white populations earn higher incomes, achieve higher grades, and have advanced social status.
It is preposterous, and it denigrates all those who have worked hard and had no advantage whatever to achieve whatever position they have attained. It is similar to the claim that all the rich gained their wealth through inheritance and should be heavily taxed, when in fact most of the rich earned their money rather than inheriting it.
Now comes some research that indicates that not only do whites not necessarily have an advantage in life, but in fact, their life expectancy is sharply decreasing rather than increasing as is the case with most other ethnicities.
So it is not as great as it is cracked up to be to be born white in this sense. In fact, there are several possible causes why the white population might be losing ground in the longevity game, even as other ethnic groups are gaining.
Possible reasons for decreasing mortality rates, page 2:
Not sure what working more has to do with it,but that is my one and hopefully only prejudice,lazy able bodied people mooching,all of them. Don’t think the article is correct though,my dad is still working at 78 years old!
There has never been white privilege? I mean ever.
No there has NEVER been “white privilege” only rich privilege and that has nothing to do with race.
Agree, nuts drinking the koolaid! If you say it loud enough and long enough, people start believing it,
Never? Give me a break! Rich privilege is just another nuance of the privilege we take so much for granted, we don’t even see it.
Jim Crow was money not race. So your telling me emmitt till was a victim of rich privilege when he whistled at a white lady and be beaten to death and thrown in a river tied to ac unit and the perpetrators were set free
Karen Luxton You have to be a liberal so you do not know history.
Jairud Simmons Different times that is the past. Why are you living in the past?
I am proud of being white!! If you have a problem with your race that is your problem NOT someone that is white!!!! We DO NOT OWE you anything!!!!
Yes sir, I understand that, which is why I asked you to clarify before I wrote the comment about enmit till.
You should be proud to be white. I don’t think anyone is telling you not to be. I don’t have a problem with “my race”. I also don’t think you or any other white person owes me a thing, contrary to what biased social media pages will tell you.