Well, if we are looking for evidence of white privilege, where is the best place to look?
The Government? The laws are such that any proven case of racism (rather, preference for whites over other races) could lead to media shit storms and lawsuits.
Business data? Laws punish businesses for even preferences that create a unintentional "disparate impact".
For either of these two sources, both will be trying their hardest in order to prevent such provable cases.
Most things used to justify the notion are not provable though. This includes the cases and fallout of the many black shootings. Those cases are probably not evidence of privilege, but it's frankly impossible to know. Some studies suggest officers take less time to decide to fire on black suspects than white ones, but they don't seem 100% conclusive.
What about the laws on Crack vs cocaine? Even of the speaker in this video is correct on Crack being easier to sell and distribute, does that mean a 100:1 difference in punishment at the time was devoid of racial considerations? (Depending on the validity of statements recently made about this...there very well could be a serious case here).
What about even less provable things?
Grand juries are said to be rubber stamps, doing pretty much what the state tells them to do. When a prosecutor fails to get past the gj with a crime...what does that mean? Sometimes, cases just don't make it and the juries do have real trouble finding cause to go forward. But it could also mean that the prosecutor deliberately threw the case. Good luck proving either way.
So if the state, businesses, and others aren't going to be good sources of proof on this, is there any proof we can actually get?
Is it white privilege that I have never once been accused of being a nazi or serial killer, while almost all muslims in America have been labeled as terrorists at some point in their life? Is it privilege that I've only ever been pulled over for speeding, expired registration, and a broken light.. while people of color have been pulled over for "wide left turns?" White ppl seem to use plenty of drugs, how come they arnt caught as often? Do they actually not use it as much...do they hide it better.. or is something else going on? I've also never been followed around by store owners while browsing merchandise in a hoodie, never had women go to the other side of the street to avoid me, nor has anyone ever assumed I had drugs and could share.
But can any of that above paragraph be proved? I don't think so. We can record individual incidents, sure. But how do you prove any of that? Even with a thousand affidavits of black people, how could you ever be sure this was a race privilege thing and not th "black community trying to guilt us". ?




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