Member-only story
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
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.
Some of you said that you were White and poor and were in no way privileged. Others said they didn’t have a college education, a big house, a fancy car, or a savings account, and could not possibly have an ounce of White privilege.
Just so you know, I won’t stop talking about White privilege because you bully me or deny it — that’s not going to happen, so let’s politely or belligerently agree to disagree.
But the reality is that is not what White privilege is about. It’s about not having to worry about your skin color when you walk into a store because no one will think that you are trying to steal something. It’s about not having to worry that you won’t get a job because of the color of your skin. It’s about having people who look like you in magazines and in your neighborhood. It’s about not getting hurt or killed when you…
