You’ve Got Loads of White Privilege — Start Sharing It!

It’s like winning billions in the lottery; you’re never going to spend it all in your lifetime

Zuri Stevens
Momentum

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My dear White people, I have a message for you.

Your White privilege is an infinite and precious resource. Unlike money, there is no way that you can ever run out of it. You can shower the world with it, and guess what? It won’t decrease — it will remain the same. So use it, go on a mad “giving” spree every single day of your lives, and share it abundantly with Black and Brown people.

Remember that it is a gift that will accompany you from the cradle to the grave; it’s one of those perks that keeps on giving. No matter what you do — rob a bank, launder money, or even commit second-degree murder — it will stick with you for your entire lifetime.

Don’t be stingy, don’t save it for a rainy day, don’t horde it. Make sure you share it to give others less fortunate an opportunity to benefit from your very special superpower.

I know that some of you still question whether or not White privilege exists. When the term first hit the airwaves, many of you complained that you couldn’t possibly have White privilege because you worked a 9-to-5 and could hardly make ends meet.

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Zuri Stevens
Zuri Stevens

Written by Zuri Stevens

I write about racism, but there are so many other things I would like to write about instead. Help me dismantle racism so that I can get to that.

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