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The true meaning of White privilege explained: a thread-
Imagine you work for con Edison. A resident refuses to pay his electric bill and demands his lights stay on! The he takes the matter to court and to your surprise you lose the case, the court demands you lose your job and serve prison time, and that the man's lights stay on.
Now imagine this man works at best buy and all the best buy workers use this same tactic and achieve similar results. you and all the con ed workers don't have that ability. In fact your lucky to keep what you already have when you comply with the best buy workers comands,
Now imagine a group best buy workers kill one of your close friends or family members, the police do not Arrest the murderers for a matter of years. Your loved one was unarmed, and did not provoke their killers. it was even recorded on video, but it seemed no evidence could help.
The best buy worker's concept of the average con edison employee follows you. No matter what you do to prove your good character, you are an expendable resource. It follows every con edison worker. And all con edison workers live with this reality.
NOW! imagine that your uniform is you skin, hair, facial fetures, name, and accent. all that you came into this world with, can get you fired, attacked, denied health care or housing, jailed, even killed. Thats the reality we face. The more distinct your uniform the worse it gets
Meanwhile, the more your uniform resembles a best buy worker, the less you those issues you and your loved ones will come across.
These are just a few situations black people and POC, face in this country. It doesn't stop there. White people, Think about this thread every everytime you see a race issue discussed in politics. Or see a person of color being mistreated, even when you think you are the target.
